IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.900 OF 2009 Between: Papasani Chenna Reddy … PETITIONER And Papasani Padma and another … RESPONDENTS This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.900 OF 2009 ORDER: 1. The husband aggrieved by granting of maintenance of Rs.1,800/- per month to the wife by the Judge, Family Court, Guntur, by order, dated 21.03.2009, in M.C.No.199 of 2008, seeks to file this revision petition. The amount of Rs.1,800/- per month works out at Rs.60/- per day. 2. There is no dispute about the relationship of husband and wife between the parties. Their marriage is stated to have taken place in the year 1981. The petitioner contends that Ex.B-1 – divorce agreement was entered between him and the first respondent/wife on 14.07.1988, under which permanent alimony of Rs.6,000/- was paid by him to the first respondent and her daughter. The lower Court disbelieved Ex.B-1 as well as payment of permanent alimony. When the first respondent is a marks woman, Ex.B-1 contains signature, which is that of the first respondent. The first respondent as PW.1 denied the same. Assuming for a moment for the sake of argument that Ex.B-1 is true, it will not disrupt marital ties between the petitioner and the first respondent as per law. There is no proof that the alleged amount of Rs.6,000/- paid under Ex.B-1 is still with the first respondent. In any event, the first respondent is justified in living separately from the petitioner and claim separate maintenance to her, in view of the petitioner marrying a second wife and living with her. The amount of maintenance granted by the lower Court is minimal. I do not find any valid and legal reasons to interfere with the order passed by the lower Court. 3. Hence, the Criminal Revision Petition is dismissed. ___________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J July 05, 2010 MD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.900 OF 2009 July 05, 2010