IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 2 OF 2009 LAWRENCE FRANCIS ... Appellant Versus SMT. CELINE LAWRENCE FRANCIS AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. Sudin M. S. Usgaonkar, Advocate for the Appellant. Coram:- P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. Date:- 22nd January, 2009 P.C.: By filing this appeal from order, the appellant has challenged the order passed by the learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Ponda dated 5/08/2008, by which the learned Judge has rejected the application for modification/correction of the order. 2. The learned trial Judge by interim order has passed an order of maintenance at the rate of Rs. 2,500/- per month in favour of the son of the present appellant, who was minor at the relevant time. After the son became major, the appellant filed an application for modification of the order. The learned trial Judge found that no case is made out for modification/cancelling the order of maintenance already passed earlier. It is not in dispute that the son of the appellant is prosecuting his education in the college and learned trial Judge has found that as per the Portuguese Civil Code, up to the age of 21 years, the son is required to be maintained by the father, if he is prosecuting his studies and is not earning anything. The learned Counsel for the appellant has fairly conceded that his son is not earning and is prosecuting his studies. 3. In my view, if the order of maintenance is withdrawn, naturally the son will not be able to complete his education. Considering the reasoning given by the learned trial Judge, the order of the learned trial Judge is not required to be interfered with in this miscellaneous appeal. I, therefore, do not find any substance in this appeal. The discretionary order passed by the learned trial Judge is not required to be interfered with by this Court in this appeal. Hence, the appeal is dismissed. P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. NH