IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA ------------ Miscellaneous Appeal No.198 of 2010 --------- Muna Chouhan , son of Kailash Chouhan, R/o village- Tarapar, P.O. Sanaiya, P.S. Ariari, District- Sheikhpura................................................... Appellant Versus Amita Kumari, Wife of Sri Munna Chouhan, D/o Ramadhin Chouhan, R/o village- Daulatpur, Kumbhra, P.S. Ghoshwari,Dist- Patna...... Respondent --------- For the appellant :- Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the respondent:- None. ------- 4 17-10-2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellant. In spite of appearance filed on behalf of respondent, nobody appears on her behalf. The title suit bearing no. 32 of 2007 is still pending before the Additional District and Sessions Judge- F.T.C. II, Sheikhpura. In that suit the appellant has prayed for grant of divorce. The impugned order dated 14-1-2010 has been passed allowing an application filed on behalf of opposite party, the wife of the appellant, under section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act. She has been allowed maintenance at the rate of Rs.2000/- per month. Considering all the facts and circumstances mentioned in the impugned order and particularly, in view 2 of the fact that appellant is only a labourer working on daily-wages, the submission that Rs.2000/- is excessive, appears to be correct. It appears that appellant has to take care of his old father as well as younger brother and sister. In that view of the matter, we redurce the interim maintenance amount from Rs.2000/- to Rs.900/- per month. The appeal is allowed to the aforesaid extent. There shall be no order as to costs. Naresh ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) ( Shivaji Pandey,J)