IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 508 (MS) OF 2006 Narendra Dutt Sharama, S/o late Goklanand Dev Shali R/o Information & Publication Department, Punjab Press, Section Room No. 12, 5th Floor, Civil Secretaiat, Chandigarh (Punjab). ..............Petitioner. Versus 1. Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun. 2. Smt. Aparna Sharma, W/o Shri Narendra Dutt Sharma, R/o 5, Maharani Bagh, Phase-I, General Mahadeo Singh Road, Dehradun, District-Dehradun. ...........Respondents. Dated: 05.05.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri R.P. Nautiyal, Counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the respondent no. 1. Both the parties have agreed that let the matter be disposed of at the admission stage. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of certiorari for setting aside the order dated 25.10.2005 passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun in Misc. Case No. 59 of 2004. Briefly stated, a divorce petition under sections 13, 25, 26 and 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act was filed against the petitioner by the respondent no.2. During the pendency of the case, the respondent no. 2 has filed an application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. A written statement was filed by the petitioner objecting to the grant of maintenance. The Principal Judge, Family Court has allowed the application by awarding a sum of Rs. 2 2500/- per month towards maintenance and Rs. 6,000/- towards litigation expenses. So far as the litigation expenses are concerned, I do not find any illegality in the order passed by the Family Court. Counsel for the petitioner has mentioned in paragraph 8 of the writ petition that he is a chronic heart patient and he is under the treatment process of P.G.I. Chandigarh. The bye pass surgery of petitioner is also due in near future. He has also filed some medical certificates in this regard. Liberty is given to the petitioner to file an application for considering the aforesaid factor. However, in the meantime, the petitioner shall continue to pay a sum of Rs. 2000/- per month to the respondents. However, the petitioner shall be liable to pay other part of the amount i.e. remaining 500/- after the orders are passed on the application of the petitioner along with the arrears. So far as the arrears are concerned, liberty is given to the petitioner to apply to pay the amount in instalments. The amount as stated above shall be paid forthwith. Writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) 05.05.2006 Rathour