Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 802 · Decided 22 November 2010
Manoj Yadav v. Pushpa @ Kiran Yadav
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 802 · [2010] 13 S.C.R. 894
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 6588/2009
- Decided
- 22 November 2010
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 125; Constitution Article 14, 21
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c s. 125 - Maintenance to wife - Order of High Court awarding maintenance of Rs.4,0001- per month - Challenged by the husband contending that by a State amendment in State of Madhya Pradesh to s.125, the maximum amount as maintenance is Rs. 30001- HELD: Respondent constitutional validity of the State amendment - States of Maharashtra, Tripura and West Bengal are stated to have, by State laws, fixed a maximum limit of Rs. 15001- as maintenance uls 125 - In prima facie opinion of the Court, such laws are unconstitutional being violative of Articles 14
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