1 WP No. 5225.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 5225 OF 2011 Santosh S/o Punjo Baviskar ..PETITIONER VERSUS Shailaja Santosh Baviskar ..RESPONDENTS ... Mr. M.B. Bharaswadkar, Advocate for petitioner CORAM :- S.V. GANGAPURWALA JJ. DATE:- 18th July, 2011. PER COURT: The petitioner had filed proceedings for divorce against the present respondent. During the course of the proceedings the respondent filed an application under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act for pendente lite maintenance. The Court below partly allowed the said application granting maintenance of Rs. Three thousand. Aggrieved thereby the present 2 WP No. 5225.11 Writ Petition is filed. 2. Shri Bharaswadkar, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Court below while passing the impugned order has not taken into consideration the liabilities and the responsibilities of the petitioner. The petitioner has to maintain his old aged father, mother and widow sister, the father has undergone eye surgery, without considering all these aspects the Court below has awarded exorbitant amount as pendente lite maintenance. 3. The salary certificate of the petitioner has been produced on record which shows that the total salary is Rs. 22,668/- and net salary is Rs. 18832/-. The amount of pendente lite maintenance is awarded at the rate of Rs. 3,000/- (Rs. Three thousand only) which cannot be said to be exorbitant. 4. In the light of the above, no case is made out for any interference. As such, the Writ Petition is dismissed, with no order as to cost. 3 WP No. 5225.11 5. Taken into account the nature of the dispute, the Trial Court is directed to dispose of the proceedings as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from today. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J ] SDM*July11