$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010429302026 + CM(M) 1998/2026, CM APPL. 61531/2026 (Delay of 60 days in Re-filing the petition), CM APPL. 61532/2026 (Stay) & CM APPL. 61533/2026 (Ex. From filing the certified copies of the annexures) RAVINDRA .....Petitioner Through: Appearance not given. versus GEETA .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR O R D E R % 21.09.2026 1. The present Petition, filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950, seeks the setting aside of the Order dated 02.05.2025 [“Impugned Order”] passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, North District, Rohini Courts, Delhi [“Family Court”], in HMA 1481/2024 by which the learned Family Court has passed an order for ad-interim maintenance to the tune of Rs. 8,000/- per month. 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Impugned Order has been passed without due consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and, therefore, warrants interference by this Court. 3. At the outset, it bears emphasis that the learned counsel for the Petitioner has confined the challenge in the present petition to the This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/09/2026 at 10:48:23 aforesaid ground alone, namely, that the learned Family Court failed to properly assess the factual circumstances, particularly the financial position and needs of the Petitioner, while determining the amount of ad-interim maintenance. 4. This Court has heard learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and has perused the material placed on record. 5. This Court takes note of the fact that the Impugned Order was passed as early as on 02.05.2025, whereas the present Petition has been instituted after a considerable lapse of time, i.e. after almost one and a half years. No satisfactory explanation for the delay in assailing the Impugned Order has been brought to the notice of this Court. 6. This Court further takes note of the fact that there is no dispute that the Petitioner is earning approximately Rs. 15,000/- per month. It is also not disputed that the Respondent is required to maintain herself as well as the two minor children. 7. The only submission advanced before this Court is that the Impugned Order has been passed without a proper assessment of the financial circumstances and constraints allegedly being faced by the Petitioner. 8. However, apart from the aforesaid submission, the Petitioner has not placed before this Court any specific material or particulars demonstrating the nature or extent of the alleged financial difficulties. In the absence of any material indicating that the amount of Rs. 8,000/- per month awarded as ad-interim maintenance is beyond the financial capacity of the Petitioner, this Court finds no ground to interfere with the Impugned Order in exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. 9. The fact that the Petitioner earns approximately Rs. 15,000/- per This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/09/2026 at 10:48:23 month, coupled with the undisputed circumstance that the Respondent is maintaining herself and the two minor children, has also been duly taken into consideration as well as admitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner. The amount awarded by the learned Family Court cannot, in the absence of any contrary material, be said to be such as would warrant interference by this Court at this belated stage. 10. The Court has also queried the Petitioner as to whether the maintenance amount has been faithfully paid, to which the evasive response offered was that some amounts have been paid. 11. In view of the aforesaid, this Court finds no merit in the present Petition. The same is, accordingly, dismissed with costs of Rs. 20,000/- payable to the Respondents within a period of six weeks from today, along with pending application(s), if any. 12. Accordingly, the present Petition along with all pending Application(s), if any, stands dismissed. HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. SEPTEMBER 21, 2026/v/va This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 24/09/2026 at 10:48:23