A case of an elderly couple aged between 75 and 80 years fighting a legal battle against each other for alimony made Allahabad High Court remark that “seems Kalyug has arrived”.
A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery last week was hearing a petition filed by one Munish Kumar Gupta (husband) challenging a family court‘s order directing him to pay Rs.5000 as maintenance to his wife (Gayatri), Live Law reported.
The Court issued notice to the wife and scheduled the matter for a final hearing, expressing hope that the parties might reach a settlement.
The facts of the case reveal that the applicant, Munish, was an IV-class employee in the medical department. In 1981, he constructed a house in his wife’s name. However, three years after his retirement, in 2008, Gayatri Devi gifted the house to their younger son, which sparked a dispute between the elderly couple, as the elder son was deprived of his rights, as per Live Law.
As a result of the dispute, the couple began living separately with their respective sons, and the wife also filed a maintenance claim against the applicant in the family court. After the family court ordered the applicant to pay Rs. 5,000 as maintenance to his wife, he approached the High Court.
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