A family court in Mumbai has directed NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde to pay ₹2 lakh per month as interim maintenance to his estranged wife and daughter.
Munde’s first wife had filed a domestic violence case against him in 2020. However, his lawyer, Sayali Sawant, clarified that the court has yet to deliver a final ruling on the matter.
The woman, who shares two children with the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection, had sought interim maintenance and compensation under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
On Tuesday, the Bandra Family Court partially allowed her plea, ordering Munde to pay ₹1,25,000 per month to her and ₹75,000 per month to their daughter. The court denied relief for their son, stating that he is not entitled to maintenance as he has reached adulthood.
Munde had previously admitted to being in a live-in relationship with the woman, his lawyer said, adding that the interim order was based on this admission.