11/16/22, 9:10 AM LawBeat | Tennis Player Leander Paes Files Appeal Against Order directing for payment of Rs 1.

t Order directing for payment of Rs 1.5 Lakh as Maintenance To Rhea Pillai

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Appeal Against Order Directing For

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Synopsis
Delhi High Court
In its appeal, Leander Paes has argued that Pillai was married to
Dismisses Uddhav
Sanjay Dutt when she was in a relationship with Paes and the Thackeray's Plea…
same cannot be constituted as a domestic relationship under
Gautam Mishra   
the Domestic Violence Act.
15 Hours Ago

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Tennis Player Leander Paes has moved Sessions Court of
Mumbai against the order of the Magistrate Court, Bandra
directing the Tennis player to pay monthly maintenance of Rs. 1
[Nizamuddin Markaz
lakh to  Rhea Laila Pillai and a sum of Rs. 50 thousand as rent Case] Delhi Police
from March 2022 in a case of domestic violence filed by Rhea Seeks Directions To…
Pillai.
Sukriti Mishra   
The Magistrate Court had also directed Leander Paes to bear 15 Hours Ago

the expense of maintenance, education, and other necessities 

of the daughter Aiyana Vedika Paes until she attains majority.

Considering that Rhea should not be compelled to approach the

court again in the future, the magistrate had directed to
increase the said amount of Rs. 1 Lakh by 5% starting March
2023.

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11/16/22, 9:10 AM LawBeat | Tennis Player Leander Paes Files Appeal Against Order directing for payment of Rs 1.5 Lakh as Maintenance To Rhea Pillai

In the appeal, the tennis player has stated that Magistrate has
erroneously proceeded to pass the Impugned Order on the
basis that Leander and Rhea were in a relationship that was in
the nature of marriage.

The appeal states that Rhea falsely alleged to have been in a

relationship in the nature of marriage as defined under Section 2
(f) of the Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act,
2005 ("DV Act") with the Appellant since 2005, however she
was still married to Sanjay Dutt till 2008, and she obtained a
divorce from him only in February 2008.

The appeal also states that Rhea received a huge amount as

alimony after her divorce from Sanjay Dutt. The relationship
between Leander and Rhea irretrievably broke down post their
daughter’s birth in April 2006, when she was still married to
Sanjay Dutt.

The appeal is filed on the grounds that the Magistrate failed to

consider that from the very inception the relationship between
Peas nad Rhea was not a Domestic Relationship as defined in
Section 2(f) of the DV Act.

Pillai had moved the magistrate court alleging domestic violence

after Paes had filed an application for the custody of his
daughter. Pillai in her petition had stated that she was in a
relationship with Paes since 2003 and they stayed together
between 2005-2006 before they had a daughter in 2006.

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