SC rejects plea of wife to live in posh matrimonial home

December 03, 2021 22:30

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the pleas of socialite Poonam Jaidev Shroff, engaged in a bitter matrimonial dispute with her industrialist husband Jaidev Shroff, that she be either permitted to live with her estranged husband in their posh matrimonial home in Mumbai or be paid Rs 35.37 lakhs per month for staying out on rent.

The apex court, which earlier asked Poonam to select a house of her choice on rent in Mumbai, had later directed the registrar of the family court at Bandra in Mumbai to engage an architect from the panel of architects maintained by the Bombay high court for finding out an appropriate accommodation for her after her industrialist husband agreed to pay a rent of Rs 30 lakh per month over and above Rs 12 lakh interim maintenance.

In order, a bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai took strong note of the rejection of properties searched by the court-appointed architect for her and their daughter and termed the approach as 'unreasonable.'

"In our view, to stretch the word 'similar' as used in the order dated March 6, 2020, to be totally identical to the said house would be unrealistic. It will be difficult to find a house identical to the said house having the same area, the same facilities, and the same luxuries," Justice Gavai said.

"The word 'similar' has to be construed as providing the same degree of luxury and comfort as is available in the said house. We have no hesitation in observing that the conduct of the respondent-wife in firstly not choosing any house as per her choice and secondly, in rejecting all the properties, which have been identified by the Architect, only on the ground that they are not similar and therefore, not in accordance with the order..., to say the least, is unreasonable,' Justice Gavai said in the order. -- PTI

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