20.11.2008 Present: Mr. B. N. Sharma, Advocate, for the appellant. None for the respondents RFA No. 166/2004 The appellant has assailed the impunged judgment and decree dated 5.3.2004 passed by the District Judge, Kinnaur Civil Division at Rampur Bushahr, H.P. in Civil Suit No.09 of 2003 titled as Mala Devi & another vs. Surat Ram. In terms of the said decree, the plaintiffs’ suit (respondents herein), filed under Sections 18 & 21 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (for short ‘the Act’) was decreed and the defendant/appellant herein was directed to pay Rs.2,000/- per month each to both of the plaintiffs. In addition thereto, Rs.50,000/- was also directed to be paid for incurring the marriage expenditure of plaintiff No.2 Kumari Meera Devi. This Court on 29.11.2004, clarified that the respondents would be free to execute the decree. There is no representation on behalf of the respondents inspite of the matter having been passed over more than two times. Mr. Sharma submits that Kumari Meera Devi, respondent No.2 is now married and is not dependent upon her father, appellant or the mother Smt. Mala Devi respondent No.1. Therefore, we restrict his challenge only to the quantum of maintenance fixed and made payable to respondent No.2 Kumari Meera Devi. In terms of Section 20 of the Act, the obligation of a Hindu to maintain is only if the child is minor or if the unmarried daughter is unable to maintain herself out of her own earnings or from the property. Respondent No.2 Kumari Meera Devi having married herself, therefore, the appellant/defendant, in law would be under no statutory obligation to maintan her. There is no legal obligation to maintain a daughter who has acquired majority and is now married. However, learned counsel for the appellant submits that all sums payable as of date, in terms of the decree, shall be paid by the appellant to both the respondents. Statement is taken on record. It is always open for the respondent No.1 Smt. Mala Devi to seek modification of the decree depending upon her prevailing circumstances. The decree is modified to the aforesaid extent and the appeal is partly allowed. CMP No. 784/2004 Learned counsel for the appellant seeks liberty to withdraw the present application and file a fresh application giving better particulars. Liberty granted. The application is disposed of. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. November 20, 2008 (rana)