HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.981 OF 2009 JUDGMENT: This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioner K. Srinivasa Reddy assailing the order dated 23-03-2009 in Criminal M.P. No.455 of 2008 in M.C. No.236 of 2008 on the file of the Judge, Family Court, L.B. Nagar, Ranga Reddy District. 2. The petitioner filed the impugned petition seeking to set aside the order dated 24-10-2008, whereby he was set ex parte in the above M.C., but the same was dismissed. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the respondent No.2 being not served with the notice. 4. On 02-03-2010, this Court passed interim stay on condition of petitioner – husband paying the arrears of maintenance and also his continuing to pay the monthly maintenance to the respondent – wife as awarded by the Court below by way of D.D. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner reported that the petitioner was set ex parte in the M.C. and in fact, no maintenance was granted by the time of the impugned order. 6. In the circumstances, the order dated 24-1-0-2010 in M.C. No.236 of 2010, whereby the petitioner was set ex parte, is set aside and it is further ordered that the petitioner shall pay interim maintenance @ Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) per month from today, to his wife - respondent No.2 i.e. the petitioner in the above M.C. 7. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that there is no application for interim maintenance and the petitioner is only a Ph.D. student and he would not be in a position to pay interim maintenance. It is also his contention that the respondent is also working. 8. No material has been filed to show that the respondent is working. Though, there is no petition for interim maintenance, this Court can grant interim maintenance as a condition precedent for setting aside the ex parte order passed against the petitioner. 9. The petitioner, perhaps, might be burdened with interim maintenance, as such, it is directed that the Family Court, L.B. Nagar, Ranga Reddy District, shall dispose of the main M.C. itself within a period of one year from today, which would help the petitioner being not burdened with interim maintenance for a period of more than one year. 10. Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of, at the admission stage itself. __________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J June 03, 2010. KTL