1 hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2820 OF 2006 Vitthal Hari Vhanmane and anr. ... Petitioners Versus Subhash Vitthal Vhanmane and Ors. ... Respondents Mr. S.A. Rajeshirke, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Uday Warunjikar, Advocate for respondent no. 1. Mr. Rajesh More, A.P.P. for State. CORAM : K.U. CHANDIWAL,J. DATED : SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 P.C. In an unfortunate event, the parents are before this court feeling aggrieved by inadequate award of maintenance slapped by the District Judge by order dated 31.8.2006 reducing the maintenance initially granted of Rs.1,000/- per month to Rs.500/- per month. The unfortunate event in the matter is, due to passage of time, father Vithal has expired and mother applicant No. 2 Smt. Laxmibai is 2 struggling for the maintenance. The learned Additional Sessions Judge has reduced the maintenance by observing in para 22 that Vithal or Laxmibai were receiving maintenance of Rs.500/- per month as per the compromise decree in civil suit. The learned Judge though accepted that sky rocketing prices of essential commodities should not be given go bye, still felt that it should be reduced. The order of the learned Judge dated 31.8.2006 in the fact situation, calls for interference. The maintenance of the mother applicant no. 2 Smt. Laxmibai is rescheduled at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per month effective from the date of application dated 15.9.2004 as directed by learned J.M.F.C. So far as Vithal is concerned, owing to the changed situation, no order as to maintenance. Writ petition allowed to the extent as above. (K.U. CHANDIWAL,J.)