IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.184 of 2006 SURENDRA YADAV S/O BHADAI YADAV. --- PETITIONER Versus KRANTI DEVI @ REKHA DEVI W/O SURENDRA YADAV --- OPP. PARTY ----------- 05 25.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Nobody appears on behalf of the opposite party. The applicant/ opposite party herein made an application for maintenance that gave rise to maintenance case no. 28M of 1994. Two witnesses examined on behalf of the husband/petitioner. Learned trial Court on a consideration of the materials found that the applicant /opposite party herein was engaged as Anganbari Sevika but she was not getting the honorarium at the rate of Rs. 1,000/- (One thousand) regularly. On the other hand, it was found that the petitioner( husband) was serving in the Jamalpur Railway Factory, and in the year 1994 he was in receipt of a sum of Rs. 2000/- (Two thousand) by way of salary. After lapse of 12 years he must be getting a handsome salary. Accordingly a sum of Rs. 500/- per month was fixed as the maintenance amount payable to the applicant/wife. Learned counsel for the petitioner referring to the averments made in paragraph no.5 submits that an interim order was passed on 29.06. 2001 for payment of a sum of Rs. 300/- (Three hundred) per month as ad interim maintenance which the petitioner is paying regularly. It is contended that there is no balance amount to be paid in favour of the applicant/ opposite party herein. I have gone through the impugned order. Court below has taken a view which cannot be said to be wholly illegal and/or unjust meriting any interference therewith. This Court, however, in the facts and circumstances of the case only clarifies that the maintenance amount so fixed under the impugned order shall be payable to the applicant wife w.e.f. the date of order i.e. 07.01.2006. Amount falling due in terms of the present order shall be paid to the wife (opposite party no.1) within 06 months from today. With this modification in the terms of payment only the application is dismissed. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)