Overview
- Judicial Magistrate First Class Pooja Yadav of the Tis Hazari Mahila Court found the petitioner capable of sustaining herself based on her qualifications and recent contract work with the Delhi Commission for Women through October 2024.
- The order, recently made public and reported on October 28, reserves any monetary relief for a decision on merits at the conclusion of the trial.
- The court said the petitioner offered no documents to support claimed monthly expenses of about Rs 30,000 or rent and noted several unexplained credit entries in her bank account after March 2024.
- After reviewing the husband's affidavit, the court recorded an income of around Rs 35,000 per month and a dependent elderly mother.
- The plea was filed under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act, and the court referenced established judgments noting husbands often downplay income while wives may exaggerate claims in matrimonial disputes.