IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No.3367/2011 Date of decision: 23.05.2011. Umed Singh ....................Petitioner v. Meena .....................Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.Anuj Sharma,Advocate for the petitioner Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Husband/petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution assailing the order dated 17.2.2011 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Chandigarh whereby in the divorce petition initiated by the husband a sum of Rs.5000/- has been granted as maintenance pendente lite on the application moved by the respondent wife under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act for the maintenance of the wife and two minor children. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the maintenance pendente lite awarded is on higher side in relation to the earnings in hand. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the impugned order and the pleadings, I find no ground to entertain the plea being raised on behalf of the husband. It is admitted that the respondent wife and the petitioner were married on 27.2.2004 and two children were born out of that wedlock. It is also not disputed that the wife and two minor children are residing separately due to the alleged physical and mental torture of the petitioner husband. It is also not disputed that the petitioner is a Government servant working as a Civilian Store Keeper in Military Engineering Service (MES) and his salary slip for the month of October 2010,placed on record reveals that he is getting gross salary of Rs.17941/-. Although it is shown that he is contributing towards GPF and the amount in hand received is Rs.10910/-, yet I am of the opinion that the learned trial court has rightly arrived at the awarded rate of maintenance pendente lite. In view of the above,finding no merit in this revision petition the same is hereby dismissed. 23.05.2011 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge