GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON CHANDAN JYOTI DEKA V/S THE ASSAM STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND 2 ORS.

GUWAHATI, India, April 19 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on March 19:

1. An order dated 18.12.2021 passed by the Assam State Commission for Women, whereby the petitioner is directed to pay an amount of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) to the respondent no.3 as maintenance, to be deducted every month from his account, is the subject matter of challenge in this petition instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

2. As per the facts projected, the petitioner is posted as Duftry at the Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Science. The respondent no3, who is his estranged wife, had filed a case in the Assam State Commission for Women (hereinafter the Commission), which was registered as ASCW/53/2021. In ...