IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO. 1203 OF 2008 Between : Kammati Rajender ...PETITIONER A N D Kammati Vinoda …RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No. 1203 OF 2008 O R D E R: This Civil Revision Petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, is directed against the order, dated 02.08.2007, in I.A. No.433 of 2007 in O.P.No. 480 of 2005, on the file of the I Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad, whereunder and whereby, the application filed under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short “ the Act”) seeking pendente lite maintenance, was allowed. 2. The petitioner herein is the husband of respondent herein. O.P.No.480 of 2005 on the file of Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District, was filed by the petitioner herein under Section 13 of the Act for dissolution of marriage. During pendency of the said O.P., the respondent-wife herein filed I.A.No.433 of 277 under Section 24 of the Act for grant of interim maintenance. That said I.A. was allowed by the impugned order directing the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.3000/- per month towards pendente lite maintenance from the date of petition. 3. Heard both sides. 4. It is not in dispute that the petitioner is working as Attender, in Office of the Chief Engineer, Srirama Sagar Project, M.J.Road, Hyderabad, and admittedly as on the date of passing of the order dated 02.08.2007 in I.A.No.433 of 2007 in O.P.No.480 of 2005, the petitioner was getting the Gross Salary of Rs.6,789/-, and after deducting certain deductions, the petitioner is getting Rs.5,736/- as net salary. Considering the income of the petitioner the Court below granted nearly half of the amount towards maintenance. Considering the status of the parties and cost of living, Court can direct the husband to pay 1/3rd of the salary to the wife towards maintenance. In view of the same, petitioner is directed to pay a sum of Rs.2,500/- (Rupees two thousand five only) per month to the respondent towards maintenance pending disposal of the O.P.No.480 of 2005. 5. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is partly allowed by reducing the pendente lite maintenance from Rs.3000/- to Rs.2,500/- per month. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C.BHANU. J SEPTEMBER 29, 2010. YVL