Non-payment of interim alimony.

Non-payment of interim alimony. There is a power in the Court to make such orders as may be necessary for the ends of justice and to prevent any abuse of process of the Court. The Matrimonial Court. therefore, are under duty to invoke the inherent powers under Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code and compel the erring husband to deposit whole of the arrears of interim alimony and the expenses of the proceedings in the Court within certain point of time. Similarly, if the erring party is the respondent, the Court can strike off the defence of such a party if it is found that the respondent is deliberately flouting the orders of the Court.

Case Law:
Vanmala v. Maroti Sambhaji Hatkar,

Citation:
AIR 1999 Bom 388 at p. 390 1999(3) Civil LJ 212 (Bom).J