IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 3618 of 2011 Date of decision: 30.5.2011 Nishan Singh … Petitioner versus Baljit Kaur ... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. Manish Prabhakar, Advocate, for the petitioner ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: The present petitioner is the husband. He filed petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of marriage. During the pendency of the petition, respondent-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act for grant of maintenance pendente-lite for herself and her minor daughter. The Court below vide order dated 14.3.2011 has fixed maintenance pendente-lite at the rate of Rs.5000/- per month for the wife and the child from the date of the application and Rs.4000/- as litigation expenses. Hence, this revision by the husband. Heard. The Court below has held the salary of the petitioner at Rs.18000/- per month. No doubt, the mother of the petitioner is also staying with him but as has been observed, she is also getting pension. Respondent- wife has to maintain herself and so as the minor child. The object of the provisions being to prevent vagrancy and destitution, has to be find out as to what is required by the wife to maintain a standard of living which is neither luxurious nor penurious; but is modestly consistent with the status of the family. In this back-drop of the facts, the amount of maintenance C.R. No. 3618 of 2011 -2- pendente-lite so granted is not excessive and does not call for any interference. Revision petition is dismissed. May 30, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE