IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.1363 of 2008 AKBAR ALI Versus AFSHANA KHATOON ----------- 3 3/9/2008 Heard counsel for the petitioner. In the opinion of this Court the impugned order directing payment of maintenance during pendency of divorce suit filed by the petitioner to his wife and minor child, who have no other source of livelihood, could have been interfered had the amount been exorbitant or the petitioner was not heard. This Court would find that the petitioner was heard through his counsel before passing the impugned order and the amount of Rs. 2,000/-, per month for two persons even if claim of the petitioner is accepted that he is only an Assistant Carpenter, cannot be held to be either illegal or excessive. That being so, this civil revision application is dismissed with a direction to the petitioner to pay both the arrears and current amount of maintenance within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J. ) Abhay Kumar