IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 583 of 2008 (M/S) Sachin Molhotra ……… Petitioner Versus Smt. Pooman ……… Respondent ………. Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Advocate for the respondent. …………. Hon’ble V.K. GUPTA, C.J. I have heard the leaned counsel for the parties. 2. It is an admitted fact that the respondent is already getting maintenance @ Rs. 4000/- per month from the petitioner by the force of an order passed in an application filed U/s 125 Cr. P.C. 3. In the application filed U/s 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, the leaned Court below has awarded Rs. 2000/- per month on the ground that the respondent has to incur this expenditure for travelling between Moradabad and Dehradun to defend/prosecute the case pending between the parties. 4. After hearing the detailed arguments to the learned counsel for the parties, I feel that the learned Court below was not justified in granting additional maintenance @ Rs. 2000/- per month only for the propose of defraying travelling, boarding and lodging expenses, etc. Even if, the respondent wants to travel to Dehradun on every date of hearing, R. 500/ per month should be enough for this purpose. 5. I accordingly partly allow this petition and direct that instead of Rs. 2000/- per month, as has been directed by the learned Court below, the petitioner would be paying to respondent Rs. 500/- per month. 6. The petition stands disposed of. (V.K. Gupta, C.J.) 16.06.2008 A