IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION M NO.170 OF 2004 IN FCA 78 OF 2004 ------------------------------------:---------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : Court’s or Judge’s orders. coram, appearances, Court’s orders : or directions and Registrar’s : orders. : ------------------------------------:------------------------------------ Mr Shriram S.Kulkarni, for the applicant. Mr Uday Warunjikar, for R.No.1. CORAM: SMT RANJANA DESAI & CORAM: SMT RANJANA DESAI & CORAM: SMT RANJANA DESAI & D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. DATED: 02.03.200 DATED: 02.03.200 DATED: 02.03.2006 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The learned counsel for the applicant stated that he is not pressing prayer (a) of the civil application. So far as prayer (b) is concerned, admittedly, the applicant’s prayer for maintenance in the trial court was for an amount of Rs.20,000/- per month. Therefore, the claim of the applicant-wife for maintenance of Rs.40,000/- per month cannot be considered at this stage. We, however, feel, in the facts and circumstances of the case, that the maintenance amount of Rs.11,500/- per month granted to the wife and children by the trial Court needs to be reviewed considering the steep rise in prices. In the circumstances of the case and considering the fact that the children are studying and the expenditure incurred on them is going to rise, we feel that instead of Rs.11,500/- per month the respondent-husband should pay an amount of Rs.17,000/- per month towards maintenance to the wife and children. We direct the respondent-husband to pay an amount of Rs.17,000/- per month to the wife and children towards their maintenance This amount shall be paid from the date of the application, i.e.12,8.2004. 3. Office is directed to add this matter to the final hearing board as the paper book is ready. Parties may move this Court for fixing an early date of hearing. 4. With these directions, the civil application is disposed off.