IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CR NO.986/2009 Date of Decision: 15.5.2009. Rajinder Singh Ahuja ..........Petitioner Versus Navjot Kaur and others ..........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present: Mr.RP Kansal,Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.SS Walia,Advocate for the respondent. JASWANT SINGH,J(Oral). This order, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, will dispose of CR No.986 and 2326 of 2009, as both these revision petitions under Article 227 of the Constitution of India arise out of order dated 4.2.2009 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Ludhiana, allowing the application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act,1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) filed by Ms. Navjot Kaur-respondent no.1(wife) whereby respondents 1-wife and 2-minor son were granted Rs.2000/- and Rs.1000/- respectively as maintenance pendente lite, besides a sum of Rs.5000/- as litigation expenses. Briefly, noticed the facts leading to the filing of the present revisions petitions are that Ms.Navjot Kaur,respondent no.1 filed a divorce petition under Section 13 of the Act against petitioner husband on the ground of cruelty and demand of dowry. During the pendency of the said divorce petition she filed an application under Section 24 of the Act for the grant of CR NO.986/2009 2 maintenance pendente lite @ Rs.5000/- per month besides litigation expenses to the tune of Rs.40,000/-. It was alleged that the petitioner-Rajinder Singh (husband) was working as Manager with Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bareily. On the other hand,petitioner husband alleged that Ms.Navjot Kaur (respondent wife) was working as a School Lecturer and earning more than Rs.30,000/- per month and also occupying the portion of the house belonging to the petitioner husband. It was further alleged that a girl child namely Avleen Kaur is staying with the petitioner husband. Learned Additional District Judge, after hearing both sides granted maintenance pendente lite and litigation expenses vide impugned order dated 4.2.2009, as noticed hereinabove. Aggrieved against the same Rajinder Singh Ahuja-husband has filed CR No.986/2009 praying for setting aside the impugned order on the ground that the respondent wife has sufficient means to maintain herself and their minor son residing with her; whereas CR No.2326/2009 has been filed by respondent-wife seeking enhancement of maintenance pendente lite and litigation expenses. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and perusing the impugned order, I do not find any illegality in the impugned order. It is not disputed that husband and wife both are employed and earning handsome salaries. It is further not disputed that each of them is having custody of one child each. While the petitioner husband cannot deny the right of the respondent wife and their minor child to get maintenance pendente lite and litigation expenses, the respondent wife equally cannot claim lion's share CR NO.986/2009 3 out of the earnings of her husband who is also maintaining a girl child namely Avleen Kaur. This is especially so when the respondent wife is working as a Lecturer and residing in a portion of the house belonging to the petitioner- husband. Accordingly,finding no merit in these revision petitions the same are hereby dismissed. 15.5.2009. (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge