-1- Civil Revision No.291 of 2011 (O&M). IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ... Date of Decision: January 17, 2011. Civil Revision No.291 of 2011 (O&M). Jasvir Singh alias Jasbir Singh ... Petitioner VERSUS Joginder Kaur ... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL. 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- MOHINDER PAL, J. The marriage between Jasvir Singh alias Jasbir Singh (petitioner) and Joginder Kaur (respondent) was solemnized on 28.2.1988. Out of this wed-lock, a daughter was born, who is now residing with the respondent and is studying in B.A. Part II. When the relations between the husband and wife strained, the husband filed a petition under Section 13 of the Hindu -2- Civil Revision No.291 of 2011 (O&M). Marriage Act, 1955 (for short `the Act') against the wife seeking divorce from her on the ground of cruelty. The wife along with her daughter Amandeep Kaur filed an application under Section 24 of the Act before the trial Court for grant of maintenance pendente lite as well as litigation expenses. The trial Court, vide order dated 19.11.2010 allowed maintenance pendente lite to the wife and the daughter at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per month each besides awarding litigation expenses to the tune of Rs.2200/-. The petitioner has challenged this order of the trial Court by way of filing this revision petition. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and going through the facts and circumstances of the case, I do not see any reason warranting interference in the impugned order passed by the learned trial Judge. No doubt, both the parties raised allegations and counter allegations regarding their respective sources of income before the learned trial Judge, but it is the duty of the petitioner to maintain his wife and unmarried daughter. The amount fixed by the trial Judge as maintenance pendente lite and the litigation expenses cannot, by any stretch of reasoning, be said to be excessive. This revision petition is, accordingly, hereby dismissed being without any merit. ( MOHINDER PAL ) January 17, 2011. JUDGE ak