THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.2405 OF 2010 ORDER: This Civil Revision Petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, is directed against the order, dated 21.04.2009, in I.A.No.84 of 2008 in O.P.No.124 of 2008, on the file of the Judge, Family Court, Ranga Reddy, whereunder and whereby, an amount of Rs.3,000/- per month was granted to the respondent herein towards interim maintenance pending disposal of the Original Petition payable by the petitioner herein. 2. Petitioner herein is the husband of the respondent herein. Petitioner herein filed the O.P., under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for divorce. During the pendency of the said O.P., the present I.A. was filed by the respondent herein for grant of interim maintenance, as she was unable to maintain herself. Considering the income of the petitioner herein, the trial Court granted interim maintenance at Rs.3,000/- per month to the respondent herein. 3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner herein is earning an amount of Rs.10,000/- to Rs.15,000/- per month, whereas it is the specific case of the respondent herein that her husband i.e., petitioner herein, was earning an amount of Rs.50,000/- per month. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner has to look after his aged parents and therefore, granting of interim maintenance at Rs.3,000/- per month to the respondent herein is on higher side. But this Court is unable to accept the same because it is primary responsibility of a husband to maintain his wife. One-third of the income of the husband can reasonably be granted towards maintenance to the wife. The respondent herein has no other source of income to maintain herself and she was completely depending on her parents. Therefore, in the facts and circumstances of the case, granting interim maintenance at Rs.3,000/- per month to the respondent herein cannot be said to be on higher side or beyond the capacity of the petitioner herein. Hence, there are no grounds to set aside the impugned order. 4. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C. BHANU, J March 14, 2011 MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.2405 OF 2010 Between: D. Rama Rao .....PETITIONER AND M. Venkata Lakshmi Prasanna ....RESPONDENT The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.2405 OF 2010 March 14, 2011