IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 2649 of 2011 Date of decision: 27.5.2011 Smt. Kiran Rani … Petitioner versus Surender Kumar ... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. Rajesh Sheoran, Advocate, for the petitioner ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: The present petitioner is the wife. Her husband Surinder Kumar has filed divorce petition seeking dissolution of the marriage. She filed an application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking maintenance pendent elite. She is aggrieved with order dated 20.12.2010 by virtue of which she has been awarded Rs.3500/- per month as maintenance pendent elite from the date of application and Rs.3000/- as litigation expenses. Heard. Counsel for the petitioner-wife contends that the petitioner also filed petition under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and in reply, respondent-husband has admitted that his basic salary is Rs.18135/-, though claiming that he has to pay instalments of the loan and for maintenance of his daughter but despite that, maintenance amount under Section 24 of the Act is meager. The impugned order indicates that the amount of maintenance has been fixed without ascertaining the monthly income of the husband. This Court feels that the same requires reconsideration. The impugned order is, thus, set aside and the case is remitted back to the Court concerned to pass a fresh order after hearing both the parties, in accordance with law, without being influenced by any of the observations made hereinabove. May 27, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE