THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.1509 of 2010 ORDER: This Civil Revision Petition is filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India aggrieved by the order dated 31.12.2009 passed by the Judge, Family Court, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar in I.A.No.678 of 2009 in O.P.No.278 of 2009. The marriage between the petitioner and the respondent was solemnized on 09.02.1997 at Pune and they were blessed with two children. Thereafter, disputes arose between them. Hence, the petitioner-wife filed the above O.P for dissolution of marriage. The petitioner, pending the O.P., filed the above Interlocutory Application seeking to direct the respondent-husband to reimburse Rs.2,16,000/- and Rs.1,58,000/-, which were spent by her towards education of her daughter and son respectively; interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.50,000/- and legal expenses of Rs.50,000/- till the disposal of the O.P. The respondent-husband contested the application denying the allegations made by the petitioner and stating that the petitioner is working in a bank and earning more than Rs.60,000/- per month, after deductions, and therefore, she is not entitled to the reliefs claimed by her. The Family Court, after hearing both the parties and considering the entire material available on record, dismissed the Interlocutory Application holding that as the petitioner is working in a private sector and spent lakhs of rupees for the education of her children, an inference can be drawn that she is having sufficient means to maintain herself and also to meet the legal expenses till the disposal of the main O.P., and therefore, she is not entitled to interim maintenance. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed this Civil Revision Petition. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the entire material available on record. Under the Hindu Law, the husband has a duty to care and maintain his wife and children. It is the admitted case of the respondent-husband that the children are living with the petitioner- wife. The petitioner-wife filed the present application seeking directions to reimburse a sum of Rs.2,16,000/- for the daughter and a sum of Rs.1,58,000/- for the son, paid by her towards their school education and Rs.50,000/- towards interim maintenance. Merely because the petitioner-wife is working in private sector and has means to maintain herself and just because she paid huge sum of money for the education of her children, it does not mean that she is not entitled to claim maintenance for the children. Since the petitioner-wife had claimed the expenses incurred by her towards the education of the children, and having regard to the fact that the respondent, who is the father of the children, has a duty to raise them and give them good education, I am of the considered opinion that the Court below committed an error in dismissing the present application filed by the petitioner-wife seeking to direct the respondent-husband to reimburse the expenses incurred by her towards the education of the children and interim maintenance. Though the amount of interim maintenance claimed by the petitioner-wife at the rate of Rs.50,000/- per month is excessive, but considering the fact that the respondent-husband is said to be a Civil Engineer by profession and earning Rs.20,000/- per month, and having regard to the admitted case of the respondent-husband that he used to pay Rs.10,000/- per month to the petitioner-wife, and having regard to the duty of the respondent-husband, at least to maintain his children, if not his wife, who is said to be employed, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the C.R.P. with the following directions: The order under revision is set aside. The respondent-husband, from the date of filing the present application, is directed to pay a sum of Rs.15,000/- per month towards maintenance and education fee of the children. Accordingly, the C.R.P. is disposed of. No costs. N.V.RAMANA, J Date.18.08.2010 va