IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.776 of 2007 SHEKHAR SINGH …PETITIONER Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. KIRAN DEVI …OPPOSITE PARTIES For the petitioner :Mr. Yashraj Bardhan For the State :Mr. J.K.Singh For the o.p.no.2 :Mr. Pankaj Kr. Sinha ----------- 08. 16.11.2010 Heard both sides. It is stated on behalf of the husband-petitioner that under the impugned order a sum of Rs.1000/- has been directed to be paid to the applicant-wife (o.p.no.2) with effect from the date of application, i.e. 08.01.2002. Said order was passed on 12.03.2007. Learned counsel placed before this Court the findings recorded at Paragraph 9. This Court is not able to find therefrom any special reason for allowing the said amount from the date of filing of the application. It is stated that petitioner is unemployed and is being maintained by the family out of the income from the joint holding of land. Learned counsel submits that payment of maintenance with effect from 08.01.2002 shall be highly onerous on him. Learned counsel for o.p.no.2, on the other, states that no document was filed on behalf of the husband-petitioner to show that the income from the joint family property was not sufficient to pay the maintenance amount. Be that as it may, having regard to the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties and after going through 2 materials on record including impugned order, this Court is satisfied that the order passed by learned Family Court, be modified in the following manner: The petitioner shall be liable to pay a sum of Rs.1000/- per month with effect from March, 2007. For the period between 08.01.2002 till February, 2007, the petitioner shall pay a lump sum amount of Rs.25,000/- within six weeks from today to the applicant-wife and file affidavit in the court below. In case of default in making such payment, terms of the payment of maintenance amount made under the impugned order shall stand restored. The petitioner shall be liable to pay the said amount from the date of filing of the application. The application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/modification. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )