THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR Civil Revision Petition No. 5019 of 2009 Order: This revision petition is filed challenging the order dated 18.08.2009 passed in I.A. No.1487 of 2008 in A.S. No. 38 of 2008 on the file of the III Additional District Judge, Kurnool at Nandyal. The first respondent herein is the wife of the petitioner. The petitioner has been working as Executive Engineer, Social Welfare Department, Kurnool. The first respondent filed a suit in O.S. No. 172 of 2006 on the file of the Additional Senior Civil Judge (Fast Track Court), Nandyal, seeking maintenance. The said suit was decreed on 14.08.2007 directing the petitioner herein to pay Rs.7000/- per month from the date of suit i.e., from 21.10.2005 and granted two months time to pay the arrears of maintenance and to pay the future maintenance without fail before 10th of every succeeding month. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner herein preferred an appeal in A.S. No. 38 of 2008. The petitioner herein earlier filed O.P. No.6717 of 1991 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Kurnool, seeking divorce and the said OP was allowed granting decree of divorce in favour of the petitioner. Then the first respondent preferred an appeal in C.M.A. No. 806 of 2002 and the said appeal was allowed on 13.07.2005. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner herein filed SLP No.21374 of 2005 on the file of the Supreme Court. While the matter is pending, the petitioner offered an amount of Rs.8,00,000/- to the first respondent. However, the same was not accepted by the first respondent. Admittedly, the SLP filed by the petitioner is still pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The first respondent filed E.P. No.84 of 2008 in O.S. No. 172 of 2006 for recovery of arrears of maintenance. Then the petitioner herein filed I.A. No.1487 of 2008 in A.S. NO. 38 of 2008 seeking stay of execution of the decree in EP No. 84 of 2008 in O.S. NO. 172 of 2006. The lower appellate Court, by impugned order dated 18.08.2009, allowed the said application and granted stay subject to the condition of petitioner depositing arrears of maintenance amount at Rs.3000/- per month and also future maintenance at the said rate as directed by the trial Court. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred this revision. This Court, on 09.11.2009, while ordering notice before admission, granted interim stay on condition of the petitioner depositing arrears of maintenance at Rs.3000/- per month and also future maintenance at Rs.3000/- per month until further orders. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the first respondent furnished a letter addressed by Sri V. Rama Chandra Rao, Advocate, stating, inter alia, that the petitioner is not depositing Rs.3000/- per month towards maintenance of the first respondent as per the orders of this Court. Admittedly, appeal is pending before the lower appellate Court. The petitioner has been working as Executive Engineer in Social Welfare Department, Kurnool. It may not be difficult for him to deposit Rs.3000/- per month towards the arrears of maintenance amount and also regular maintenance at Rs.3,000/- per month as directed by the lower appellate Court. The order passed by the lower appellate Court appears to be perfectly justified and I do not see any illegality or irregularity in the order passed by the lower appellate Court. The CRP is devoid of merit and the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the CRP is dismissed. The lower appellate Court is directed to dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that if the petitioner failed or fails to pay the maintenance amount as per the earlier orders of this Court or the lower appellate Court, the first respondent/decree holder is at liberty to file EP and execute the same. However, in the circumstances, no costs. ___________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J. Date: 04.03.2011 Nsr