IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CMPMO No. 30 of 2010. Decided on: 06.07.2010. Santosh Kumar. …Petitioner. -Versus- Shalini Thakur. …Respondent. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For the respondent. : Mr. Lovneesh Kanwar, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Petitioner primarily has assailed the order dated 30.04.2008. The order reads thus: “The parties have conciled themselves in respect of payment of maintenance pendente lite regarding which application under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act had been filed earlier and reply thereto was filed today. The petitioner Santosh Kumar (respondent in application under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act) vide separate statement has highlighted that he is ready to pay Rs.500/- per month as maintenance pendent elite till decision of the main petition alongwith litigation expenses and costs to the tune of Rs.2,000/- to his wife Shalini Thakur under application under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act with effect from today and has no objections in an order being passed on such basis in the application. He has affirmed his statement to be correct and has 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. been identified by his learned counsel Sh. R.D. Poswal, Advocate. The learned counsel of the respondent Shalini Thakur (petitioner in application under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act) Sh. Videsh Palsra, Advocate vide separate statement has highlighted to have heard and understood the aforesaid statement of Santosh Kumar with which he agrees and has no objection in an order being passed in the application for pendente lite maintenance on the basis of such statement. He has affirmed his statement to be correct. I am satisfied that both sides have mutually conciled the matter regarding payment of maintenance pendent elite alongwith litigation expenses etc. and are no longer at a discord now. Accordingly, the application under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act filed by Shalini Thakur the wife of petitioner Santosh Kumar is hereby allowed to the effect that the petitioner Santosh Kumar (respondent in application) is hereby ordered to pay a sum of Rs.500 per month during the pendency of the main petition to his wife Shalini Thakur (the respondent in the main petition) as maintenance pendent elite with effect from today and also shall pay a sum of Rs.2,000/- to her as litigation expenses and costs. The application stands disposed of and be tagged. To come up for conciliation and in alternative for filing rejoinder now on 24.05.2008.” 2. A bare perusal of the order quoted hereinabove, reveals that the same is a consent order. In view of this, the Court need not interfere with the matter. It is apparent that a sum of Rs.500/- per month has been agreed to be paid to Smt. Shalini Thakur, respondent by the petitioner as maintenance pendente lite besides litigation expenses and costs to the tune of 2,000/-. The amount is meager since the petitioner is serving in the Indian Air Force. 3. Consequently, no orders are required to be passed, except that the learned Additional District Judge, Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, (H.P.) shall decide the H.M.A. Case No. 38/3 of 2006 as expeditiously as possible. The learned Additional District Judge, Ghumarwin shall ensure that the amount due to the respondent, Smt. Shalini Thakur, as per order dated 30th April, 2008, is paid by the petitioner-husband within a period of two months from today. The petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge July 06, 2010. (bhupender)