IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2331 of 2011 Bablu Prasad Gupta Versus Rubi Devi 2 23.8.2011 The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 21.5.2010 passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Aurangabad in Matrimonial Case No.94/09, by which he has directed the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.1200/- per month as interim maintenance till the disposal of the case w.e.f. 17.4.2010. The petitioner states both in the Divorce application as well as in paragraph 6 of this writ petition, he has submitted that he is a landless person and earns his livelihood by selling vegetables. He has further stated that he does not have any means to pay a sum of Rs.1200 per month as interim maintenance. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I reduce the interim maintenance from Rs.1200/- per month to Rs.1000/- per month with an observation that the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Aurangabad would try to dispose of the Matrimonial Case No.94/09 preferably within nine months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands disposed of. KHAN (S.P. Singh,J)