IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 245 of 2005 Date of decision : May 12, 2009 Mukand Singh Petitioner Versus Jaswinder Kaur and another Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present: Mr. M.K. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Rakesh Gupta, Advocate for the respondent A.N. JINDAL, J. (ORAL) On the death of Jagga Singh s/o Mukand Singh (now petitioner) by suicide, Jaswinder Kaur his widow and Arshdeep Singh her son filed a suit for maintenance under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act against Mukand Singh father of Jagga Singh. Alongwith the main suit, an application for interim maintenance was also filed. The Addl. Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.), Sunam vide order dated 26.10.2004 awarded ad interim maintenance @ Rs. 800/- per month to Jaswinder Kaur and Rs. 700/- per month to Arshdeep Singh. Aggrieved against the aforesaid order Mukand Singh has filed the present revision petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Mukand Singh owns about 50 kanals of land. Though he pleads that the same is self acquired property, yet, the question with regard to the nature of the property in hands of the Mukand Singh is still to be determined on trial. Anyway widowed daughter-in-law and minor children are entitled to maintenance and the father in law has a duty towards son's widow and her C.R. No. 245 of 2005 2 children regarding maintenance. The trial court while examining all the aspects of the case awarded the maintenance at a small rate because one of his other son deceased Jagga Singh had also died and the petitioner has to maintain his widow and her son Arshdeep as well. No grounds to interfere. Dismissed. (A.N.JINDAL) 12.05.2009 JUDGE reena