ancestral property

[Article 142] Supreme Court Issues Directions For Sale And Attachment Of Assets To Clear Arrears Of Maintenance To Woman Abandoned By Husband

Case Details: Manmohan Gopal V. State Of Chhattisgarh.,

The Supreme Court recently directed sale of ancestral property of a man to pay arrears of maintenance of Rs. 1.25 Crores to his wife under its inherent powers under Article 142.

A bench of Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Aravind Kumar relied on decisions of the Apex Court in Subrata Roy Sahara V Union Of India [2014] 12 SCR 573 and Delhi Development Authority V. Skipper Construction 1996 (2) Suppl. SCR 295 to observe that the Supreme Court is not powerless, but can issue appropriate directions, and even decrees, for doing complete justice ^ between the parties.