Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde Challenges Maintenance Order in Court

Munde denies marriage to Karuna Sharma, while a magistrate previously found prima facie evidence of domestic violence and ordered interim maintenance payments.

• Dhananjay Munde, Maharashtra's food and civil supplies minister, has appealed a magistrate's order requiring him to pay ₹2 lakh per month in interim maintenance to Karuna Sharma and their daughter.
• Munde claims he was never married to Sharma, asserting that he is legally married to Rajshri Munde since 2001 and never shared a household with Sharma.
• A magistrate previously found prima facie evidence of domestic violence, rejecting Munde’s denial of a marital relationship and granting interim maintenance to Sharma and their daughter.
• Sharma alleges she and Munde were married in 1999 and faced physical and emotional abuse, while Munde contends their relationship ended in 2020 and accuses her of making false financial demands.
• The sessions court has scheduled the next hearing for March 21, with Sharma agreeing not to seek enforcement of the maintenance order until then.

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