IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5325 of 2008 Date of decision : 16.1.2009 Sukhdev Singh .....Petitioner Versus Mandeep Kaur ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. N.K.Manchanda, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.S.Dhandiwal, Advocate for the respondent. S. D. ANAND, J. The defence of the husband (respondent to the petition pending before the learned Trial Court and petitioner before this Court) was struck off on account of his inability to pay up the arrears of maintenance pendente-lite. He had been granted several opportunities therefor. On the relevant date, the husband did not even turn up before the Court. In order to show bonafides, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner-husband states at the bar that if an opportunity is afforded, the petitioner-husband would definitely clear up the arrears and would also be willing to compensate the respondent-wife for the delay and inconvenience caused thereby. The petition is disposed of with a direction that the impugned order shall stand quashed if the petitioner-husband clears up the arrears (and also pays up a sum of Rs.2000/- in addition thereto as the costs for the inconvenience caused thereby to the respondent-wife) before the learned Trial Court on the next date of hearing. In case of a default, for whatever reason, the petition before this Court shall stand rejected. January 16, 2009 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE