1 wp-7358 PGK IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Appellate Side Writ Petition No.7358 of 2010 Umesh Laxmidas Thobhani .. .. Petitioner v/s. Rita Umesh Thobhani alias Rita d/o Girdhardas Thakkar (Dawda) .. Respondent Mr.Som Sinha h/f Mr.Y.S.Bhate for Petitioner. Mr.V.S. Kapse with Mr.Shailesh Chavan for Respondent. Petitioner  present in Court. ------ CORAM : SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J. DATED : 6th December, 2010 P.C. : 1.The Petitioner/husband is present and has argued this Petition and shown the Court his documents more specially the income tax returns and his bank statements since his Advocate has not attended. 2.This writ petition is filed by the husband challenging the order of interim maintenance of Rs.10,000/- for the wife and Rs.3,000/- for the child of the parties. The Petitioner is admittedly in business of chemicals. The Petitioner claims that he earns Rs.10,000/- per month. He has produced income tax returns of certain years, including the year prior to the separation of the 2 wp-7358 parties. The income tax returns have been considered by the learned Judge also. The returns inter alia show the income from business as well as income from other sources. The other sources are NSC, Bank FDR, dividend income, etc. The Petitioner has claimed rebate under Section 88 of the Income Tax Act. The rebate claimed shows LIC Policy, PPF and NSC taken by the Petitioner. These are the deductions made in income tax returns for bringing down his gross income. His profit and loss account shows various expenses, including expenses of his employee s salary, sales promotion expenses, transportation charges, conveyance charges, etc. of large amount. He paid salary of Rs.78000/-, Rs. 84,500/- etc. He states that he has only one employee i.e. his brother. Hence he has claimed reduction of a large amount on the ostensible ground of paying salary to his own brother. He has claimed transportation charges as well as conveyance charges and Hal Majuri expenses. He has claimed maintenance charges as well as repairs and maintenance. His profit and loss account and balance-sheet show, as rightly concluded by the learned Judge, that he earns the income which was mentioned as his income by the wife. The impugned order does not require any interference. 3. The Writ Petition is dismissed. 3 wp-7358 4.The husband has deposited the entire arrears. The wife shall be entitled to withdraw the same. (SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J.)