IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.2902 OF 2010 Between: E. Sunil Kumar .....PETITIONER AND V. Thejeswi ....RESPONDENT The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.2902 OF 2010 ORDER: This Civil Revision Petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, is directed against the order, dated 23.03.2010, in I.A.No.81 of 2009 in O.S.No.42 of 2009, on the file of the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Chittoor, whereunder and whereby, an amount of Rs.6,000/- per month was granted towards interim maintenance to the respondent herein to be payable by the petitioner herein. 2. Petitioner herein is the husband of the respondent herein. The suit was filed by the respondent herein for grant of maintenance and for refund of gifted articles to the petitioner. During the pendency of the said suit, the present Interlocutory Application was filed to grant interim maintenance. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner is an unemployed graduate Engineer and so, ordering to pay Rs.6,000/- per month towards interim maintenance to the respondent herein is beyond the capacity and means of the petitioner and hence, he prays to set aside the impugned order. 4. None appears for the respondent. 5. The trial Court, vide the impugned order, granted Rs.6,000/- per month towards interim maintenance, pending disposal of the suit, to the respondent herein. Admittedly, the petitioner is an unemployed graduate. As seen from the record, it is clear that the petitioner was paying Rs.85,000/- per annum towards premium in respect of certain insurance policies. Such is the case, the petitioner has suppressed his income, which appears to evade payment of maintenance to his wife. It is not in dispute in the trial Court that respondent herein has no sufficient means to maintain herself. So, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, granting of Rs.6,000/- per month towards interim maintenance to the respondent herein is not shown to be unjust and unreasonable. The respondent has to make use of that income towards shelter, maintenance and other incidental expenses. Therefore, the revision petition is devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C. BHANU, J March 23, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.2902 OF 2010 March 23, 2011