Overview
- Justice Madan Pal Singh partly allowed a criminal revision in Sri Hiralal vs State of U.P. and Another, modifying a May 16, 2024 Pilibhit family court order.
- The monthly amount was reduced from Rs 5,000 to Rs 3,750, with the revised sum payable from the date of the original application.
- The bench noted that early-stage district court lawyers commonly face severe financial hardship and that the husband's earnings were uncertain and fluctuating.
- Citing Rajnesh vs Neha and other Supreme Court rulings, the court held that maintenance must be reasonable and proportionate to actual paying capacity.
- Any sums already paid will be adjusted, and unpaid arrears, if any, must be cleared in fifteen equal monthly instalments starting on or before December 20, 2025.