Civil Revision No. 4347 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Revision No. 4347 of 2011 Date of Decision: 21.7.2011 Jatinderpal Singh …Petitioner Versus Gurprit Kaur …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. P.K.Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The petitioner is posted as a Teacher and is admittedly drawing a salary of ` 22,500 per month. It is a case where the marriage has turned sour. In the application filed by the wife for enhancement of the maintenance of the child, the Court of Additional District Judge, Ludhiana, has enhanced his maintenance from ` 600 to ` 5,000 per month, vide its order dated 4.6.2011 (Annexure P5). In the present petition, this order has been assailed, inter-alia, on the following grounds:- 1. That there is no provision under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, to enhance the maintenance already granted to the child. 2. That the wife is equally earning the same salary as both the parties are employed as JBT Teachers. 3. That the award of maintenance of ` 5,000 is highly Civil Revision No. 4347 of 2011 2 excessive and thus a case is made out for reduction of the same. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am not inclined to accept these arguments, thus, the impugned order is upheld. It has come on record that the child is studying in a Convent School, which is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. At the time of admission of child, a sum of ` 13,000 was incurred by the wife towards fee. It was also admitted that the monthly school fee and bus service charges of the school are ` 1,175. Besides this, stationery, uniform, special diet and nourishment are to be provided to the child. Expenses of the child, who is given education in a Convent School, can be well comprehended. The child should not get any kind of inferiority complex while studying in a Convent School where his classmates belong to affluent section of the society. Therefore, the child should be requiring clothes, school bag, shoes etc. which other students of his class will be affording. Therefore, in present day, for brought up of a normal child, educational charges cannot be less than ` 5,000. The wife shall be equally contributing for rearing and bringing up of the child at home. On a parting note, this Court can only say that due to matrimonial dispute, if the parties have not acted as good husband and wife, they should prove themselves as good parents. Thus, no interference is warranted in the present petition and the same is hereby dismissed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge July 21, 2011 “DK”