THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.5176 of 2011 Dated:30.12.2011 Between: Suggu Srinivasa Reddy. …Petitioner and Smt.Suggu Sashikala, And others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.5176 of 2011 ORDER: In the Original Petition, being O.P.No.160 of 2010, filed by the petitioner herein before the Family Court, Visakhapatnam, for divorce, his wife and two minor children, respondent Nos.1 to 3 herein, filed I.A.No.425 of 2010 under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for maintenance pendente lite. Learned Judge ordered notice, and after considering the counter of the petitioner, directed him to pay an amount of Rs.3,000/- to the first petitioner and Rs.1,500/- each to petitioner Nos.2 and 3, who are the minor sons of the petitioner. The said order dated 24.08.2011 is subject matter of this revision under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The main plea of the petitioner before the Court below is that though he is drawing about Rs.20,000/- working as a Lower Division Clerk in Naval Dock Yard, Visakhapatnam, his take-home salary is about Rs.7,000/-, and therefore, the claim made by the respondents is exorbitant. The Court below took this into consideration, and so as to ensure similar status to the petitioner and his wife, thought it fit to award 30% of the salary. Counsel for the petitioner placed before this Court the pay certificate of the petitioner for the month of August 2011. As per the same, his total gross salary is Rs.19,390/- and the official recoveries stand at Rs.2,880/-, and unofficial recoveries stand at Rs.8,507/-. The amount of Rs.7509/- is being recovered towards payment to Cooperative Society. It is not clear whether this amount is savings or repayment of loan. Be that as it is, when admittedly he is drawing Rs.19,390/-, award of Rs.3,000/- to the wife and Rs.1,500/- each to the two minor children cannot be treated as arbitrary. The Civil Revision Petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 30.12.2011 vs