THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1531 OF 2003 ORDER: 1 Respondents herein who are the wife and daughter of the petitioner herein filed M.C.No.6 of 2000 on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of I Class Medchal claiming maintenance from the petitioner herein. The learned Judge after examining both the parties by his order dated 29.07.2003 awarded maintenance of Rs.500/- p.m. to each of the respondents from the date of the said order. The same is questioned by the husband in this revision. 2 This court while suspending the said order passed by the learned Magistrate, directed the petitioner to deposit entire arrears of maintenance at Rs.600/- p.m within a period of two months from that day i.e. 23.07.2004 and shall continue to pay Rs.600/-p.m. on or before 5th of every succeeding month to the respondents. Further, it put a condition that if the petitioner fails to pay or deposit even a month’s maintenance or arrears of maintenance as ordered, the interim suspension shall stand vacated. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the opinion that the present revision is devoid of any merit. In view of the steep increase in the cost of living, the wife and daughter, being unable to sustain themselves approached the court below and filed the present M.C.6 of 2000 seeking maintenance from the petitioner who is bound to maintain them under law. The court below taking into consideration the cost of living, and the income of the petitioner, passed the order impugned in this revision granting an amount of Rs.500/- p.m. to each of the respondents, which, in the considered opinion of this court is perfectly justified. Even the said amount of Rs.500/- is not sufficient in these hard days. Hence I see no merits in this revision and accordingly the same is liable to be dismissed. 3 In the result, the Criminal Revision Case is dismissed. -------------- Kvsn 15.07.2010