IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.1891 of 2007 MOHAN JEE Versus MADHURI DEVI ----------- 2. 1.9.2008 Surendra/ Heard counsel for the petitioner. In the opinion of this Court the finding of the court below as with regard to fixation of Rs. 5000/- by way of monthly maintenance and Rs. 5000/- by way of cost of litigation in purported exercise of power under section 24 of the Hindu Marriages Act does not suffer from any infirmity, inasmuch as it has come on record that the petitioner is an employee in Rural Bank and has regular income of Rs. 21,000/- being gross salary and around Rs. 17,000/- by way of take home salary. That being so, the amount of Rs. 5000/- which will be even less than 30% of the take home salary of the petitioner, cannot be said to be excessive, especially when the opposite party wife has to not only support herself but also one of the issue by the petitioner. That being so, this Court would not find any merit in this application. It is, accordingly, dismissed. ( Mihir Kumar Jha,J.)