THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1537 OF 2003 ORDER: 1 Respondents herein who are the wife and daughter of the petitioner herein filed M.C.No.160 of 2002 on the file of the Court of the Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge for the Trial of Jubilee Hills Car Bomb Blast Case Cum Additional Family Court, Hyderabad claiming maintenance from the petitioner herein. The learned Judge after examining both the parties by his order dated 28.08.2003 awarded maintenance @ Rs.2,000/- p.m. form 06.11.2002 to 25.06.2003 plus iddat period i.e. up to 25.09.2003 to the first petitioner and Rs.2,000/- p.m. to the second respondent till her marriage is performed. The same is questioned by the husband in this revision. 2 Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the opinion that the present revision is devoid of any merit. In view of the steep increase in the cost of living, the wife and daughter, being unable to sustain themselves approached the court below and filed the present M.C. 160 of 2002 seeking maintenance from the petitioner who is bound to maintain them under law. The court below taking into consideration the cost of living, and the income of the petitioner, passed the order impugned in this revision granting an amount of Rs.2,000/- p.m. to each of the respondents, which, in the considered opinion of this court is perfectly justified. Even the said amount of Rs.2,000/- is not sufficient in these hard days. Hence I see no merits in this revision and accordingly the same is liable to be dismissed. 3 In the result, the Criminal Revision Case is dismissed. -------------- Kvsn 15.07.2010