THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.286 OF 2009 ORDER: The revision is filed against the order in F.C.Crl.M.C.No.4 of 2008 on the file of the Family Court at Karimnagar. 2. The revision petitioner herein is respondent. The parties are referred as in M.C. 3. Earlier M.C.No.13 of 1995 was filed by the wife and two children, who are minor sons, for grant of maintenance and the Court has granted maintenance at the rate of Rs.300/- per month for wife and Rs.200/- per month for the minor children. The said amount was being paid. But, however, due to raise of cost of living and also the expenditure for education of the children and maintenance, the present application was filed for enhancing quantum of maintenance. Considering the material evidence on record, the Family Court has enhanced the maintenance to Rs.1,500/- per month to the wife and Rs.1,200/- per month to other minor children from the date of the petition i.e., 23.02.2006 till the petitioners Nos.2 and 3 attain majority. Questioning the same, the present revision is filed. 4. The point for consideration is whether the enhancement granted by the lower Court is reasonable? 5. POINT: The learned counsel for the revision petitioner submits that in fact he was taking care of the children and he has given money to the 1st petitioner under Ex.R.2 to a tune of Rs.50,000/- and also helping for education of the children. Even if these contentions are true, the fact remains that the cost of living has gone up and the earning capacity of the respondent has also gone up and as can be seen from the salary certificate Ex.P.10 he was said to be receiving salary of Rs.16,487/- per month. It may be true that he has got another wife and a daughter was also born, but at the same time the quantum of salary was earning and the needs of the petitioners have to be kept in mind and by any reason, it cannot be said that the amount enhanced by the lower Court is excessive, particularly, when the children have grown up and the needs have increased. There are absolutely no merits in the revision. Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Case is dismissed. _______________________________ JUSTICE N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO Date:23-11-2011 INL