THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.1755 OF 2010 DATED: 09-02-2011 Between: Nala Lanvanya Sridevi. .... PETITIONER And Narla Varaha Veera Venkata Satya Balarama Krishna Kumar. .... RESPONDENT ORDER: This Civil Revision Petition is directed against the order, dated 19.03.2010, in I.A.No.492 of 2009 in O.P.No.124 of 2005 on the file of the learned Judge, Family Court, Visakhapatnam, wherein the said application filed by the petitioner herein under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act for interim maintenance and for legal expenses, was allowed granting interim maintenance of Rs.2000/- per month to the petitioner and Rs.1000/- per month to her daughter. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent. Perused the record. 3. Petitioner is the wife of the respondent. Respondent-husband filed O.P.No.124 of 2005 for divorce. Petitioner filed O.P.No.304 of 2004 for restitution of conjugal rights and she also filed O.S.No.43 of 2004 for return of ‘sthridhana’ amount. She also filed O.P.No.95 of 2004 for grant of maintenance to herself and her daughter-Tejaswini @ Rs.2000/- per month each. The said matters are all pending. Petitioner filed I.A.No.492 of 2009 under Section 24 of the Act, seeking interim maintenance of Rs.4000/- for herself and Rs.2000/- for her daughter per month and also Rs.20,000/- towards legal expenses. Respondent filed a counter opposing the said petition, alleging that the petitioner is having house property at Rajahmundry, which fetches rental income of Rs.5000/- and also 391 sq.yards of house site at Ramachandrapuram besides fixed deposits in various banks fetching interest of Rs.10,000/- per month. Respondent did not adduce any evidence in support of the said allegation pertaining to the alleged assets of the petitioner. On the other hand, respondent is admittedly working as a teacher. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent produced salary certificate issued by the Mandal Educational Officer, K.Gangavaram M.P.P. showing that the respondent is drawing net salary of Rs.12,865/-. 5. The learned Judge, Family Court, by impugned order granted interim maintenance of Rs.2000/- per month to the wife and Rs.1000/- per month to the daughter totalling Rs.3000/- per month but did not grant any amount towards legal expenses. Not satisfied with the same, petitioner filed the present Civil Revision Petition, seeking enhancement. 6. As seen from the affidavit filed by the petitioner in O.P.No.124 of 2005, she filed maintenance case in O.P.No.95 of 2004 seeking maintenance of Rs.2000/- per month to herself and Rs.2000/- per month to her daughter- Tejaswini. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that at that time, respondent was drawing only Rs.7000/- but now he is drawing more than Rs.12,000/- and therefore the enhancement of interim maintenance is sought. 8. Be that as it may, as the petitioner herself claimed maintenance @ Rs.2000/- per month each to herself and her daughter in O.P.No.95 of 2004, she may not perhaps be justified in claiming more than the amount by way of interim maintenance pending disposal of the O.P. The amount of Rs.2000/- per month awarded by the Family Court to the petitioner is therefore considered just and reasonable. 9. It is stated that the daughter of the petitioner and the respondent is now aged nine years and is studying III class. Having regard to the needs and requirements of the daughter of that age and also to enable the petitioner to meet the educational expenses of her daughter, it is considered just and reasonable to grant Rs.2000/- per month to the daughter also from the date of filing of the Civil Revision Petition. Respondent is also directed to pay a sum of Rs.10,000/- towards legal expenses. 10. Accordingly, Civil Revision Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 09th February, 2011. Tsy