Kerala Court August 1954 Judgments

Mohammed Kunju Asya Umma Kunju and anr. Vs. Moideenkunju Mohammad Kunj ...

Court: Kerala

Reported in: 1955CriLJ316

ORDERSankaran, J.1. The question raised in this revision petition is as to what extent an order for maintenance passed by a Magistrate Under Section 488 of Code of Criminal Procedure could be interfered with by the same Magistrate. The petitioners are the wife and the minor son of the counter-petitioner. They had filed miscellaneous case No. 26 of 1952 on the file of the First Class Magistrate's Court at Karunagappally against the counter-petitioner alleging that he was neglecting to maintain them and claiming specified amounts separately for the maintenance of the mother and the child. By the order passed in that case on 23-6-1952, the counter-petitioner was directed to pay maintenance at the rate of Rs. 15/- per month to the wife and at the rate of Rs. 10/- per month to the son.Because of the non-compliance with these directions, the petitioners applied to the court to issue coercive steps against the counter-petitioner. On 6-1-1953 he filed an objection petition contending that the ...