1 (13) WP 8205/10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Amk WRIT PETITION NO. 8205 OF 2010 Kalawati Raghunath Kachare .. Petitioner Vs. Raghunath Hanmant Kachare .. Respondent Mr. A. A. Gorge a/w Ms. Deepali C. Patil for the Petitioner. AND WRIT PETITION NO. 6210 OF 2010 Raghunath Hanmant Kachare .. Petitioner Vs. Kalawati Raghunath Kachare .. Respondent Mr. G. A. Tambe for the Petitioner. CORAM : MRS. ROSHAN DALVI, J. Date : 22nd December, 2010 P.C. 1. The husband as well as the wife have challenged the order of interim maintenance. The interim maintenance is fixed at Rs.3,000/-. 2. The wife has applied for enhancement. That can be considered only upon specific evidence being led. Such evidence would be required to be led at the final hearing of the Petition. The wife would be required to produce her documents to be cross-examined. Hence the enhancement cannot be granted merely in a Writ Petition. 3. The husband has challenged the order of maintenance on the ground that there has been no marriage 2 (13) WP 8205/10 between the parties. Advocate on behalf of the wife has shown a letter dated 29.08.2005 of husband’s Advocate addressed to the Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust showing that it was true that he was married to the wife but the marriage was dissolved at Sangli. 4. The husband is liable to pay the maintenance. The amount of Rs.3,000/- is minimum maintenance that can be granted. That order does not require any interference. 5. Both the Writ Petitions dismissed. ( ROSHAN DALVI, J.)