Maintenance allowance for minor – admission of father ( Govt. employee) to be drawing monthly salary as Rs, 9,944/= with periodic increase therein – maintenance awarded to minor by family court @ Rs. 3000/= per month with annual increase therein @ 10% upheld by appellant court – father pleas was that no provision existed in west Pakistan Family Courts Act 1964 for granting maintenance with annual increase therein—validity – Father in evidence had admitted increase in his pay on periodic basis as well as 50% increment in his earlier basic pay and medical allowance – courts below on basis of evidence available on record regarding periodic increase in monthly salary /income of father and also considering growing needs of minor along with rampant inflation in currency had rightly awarded 10% annual increase in maintenance of minor – High Court dismissed constitutional petition in circumstance.
2013 CLC 897
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