IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21256 of 2011 Abhimanyu Sharma Versus Smt.Gunjan Bharti & Anr ---------------------------------- 03. 08.12.2011. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. This application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner- husband against the order dated 19.07.2011 passed by Addl. District Judge IInd Banka in Matrimonial Case No.33 of 2007 whereby the learned Court below directed the petitioner to pay Rs.1700/- per month as maintenance and Rs.300/- as litigation cost for date of hearing of matrimonial case. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the wife is living with him and, therefore, there is no question of direction to pay maintenance arises. From perusal of the impugned order, it appears that the learned Court below noticed this fact and that the petitioner is adamant in proceeding in the matrimonial case. When this Court asked the petitioner to produce the wife before this Court so that the matter may be settled between them, the petitioner said that the notice should go through the court and the learned counsel prayed that the - 2 - operation of the order may be stayed. If in fact the respondent is residing with the petitioner and they are living happily then either the petitioner should withdraw the matrimonial case or persuade the wife to withdraw her application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. So far the impugned order is concerned, in supervisory jurisdiction, the said cannot be interfered with particularly when the petitioner is refusing to produce the wife before this Court. Supervisory jurisdiction can not be allowed to be invoked by a person who is trying to defy the orders of the Court. Thus, this writ application is dismissed. Sanjeev/- (Mungeshwar Sahoo,J.)