District Court declines second ₹12,000 payment in disputed March support claim
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Both spouses agreed money changed hands. The dispute was whether it covered monthly support or an appliance expense; neither the screenshot nor the bank label established a shared understanding.
Judgment by aditya · Presiding judge · District Court
Plaintiff: Revati Kale · Defendant: Nikhil Kale
The decision
The District Court on 22 October 2026 declined to require Nikhil Kale to pay another ₹12,000 in March support to Revati Kale. Presiding judge aditya ruled that Nikhil had paid the amount and was not required to pay it a second time.
The dispute was not whether Revati received ₹12,000 on 5 March—both parties accepted that she did—but what that payment covered. Revati sought an order for unpaid March support, saying the transfer instead reimbursed her for a household appliance. Nikhil maintained it discharged his agreed support payment.
The court's reasons
The formal judgment gives a single reason for the outcome: Nikhil had paid the amount, so a second payment was not required. It does not explain how the judge weighed the competing accounts of the transfer’s purpose.
The material discussed at the hearing had distinct limits. Revati described a screenshot of messages recording the monthly-support agreement, but repeatedly acknowledged that it did not identify what the 5 March transfer covered.
Nikhil described a bank transaction record confirming the amount and date, with a description identifying the payment as March support. He acknowledged that he entered that description himself and that it did not independently establish a shared understanding of the payment’s purpose.
The parties' submissions
Revati said Nikhil had agreed to contribute ₹12,000 each month while they lived separately and she rebuilt her freelance income. She understood the March transfer as repayment of an earlier appliance expense, rather than support.
She recalled messages about repayment but said she had brought only the short screenshot concerning monthly support. In closing, she asked the court to consider her account while acknowledging that the available evidence did not establish that March support remained unpaid.
Nikhil accepted both the support agreement and discussions about an earlier household expense. He argued that those discussions did not change the purpose of his transfer and asked the court to credit it toward March so that he would not have to pay twice.
The background
According to Revati’s account, the couple separated in Pune. Their dispute brought two possible obligations into focus: monthly financial support and reimbursement for a household purchase.
The judgment resolves the request for another March payment. It does not separately determine whether an appliance reimbursement remained due, address support for other months, or explain whether the bank description was decisive. Its recorded conclusion is confined to the amount already paid and the refusal to require payment again.