IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.289 of 2011 2 21.1.2011 Bijay Kumar Prasad son of Late Shiv Narayan Mahto resident of Chandi Prasad Lane, Mohalla Jogsar P.S. Kotwali District Bhagalpur ….. Respondent…….. Petitioner VERSUS Smt. Ranjana wife of Bijay Kumar Prasad, resident of Chandi Prasad Lane, Mohalla Jogsar P.S. Kotwali District Bhagalpur at present residing at 203 Pushpa Shree Apartment, ADM Road, North Patel Nagar P.S. Patliputra District Patna- 800024 ….. Appellant ….. Opposite Party -------- This modification application has been filed on behalf of Bijay Kumar Prasad, respondent of MA No.684 of 2009, seeking modification in the final judgment and order dated 21.7.2010 passed in the aforesaid appeal. The occasion to file this modification application arose only because the petitioner, Bijay Kumar Prasad was facing difficulty in paying the entire amount of Rs.10 lakh awarded as permanent alimony under judgment and order dated 21.7.2010. Fortunately, the opposite party, who was appellant in MA No.684 of 2009, Smt. Ranjana, has appeared in person and has been identified by Mr Ganpati Trivedi, who appears for the petitioner Mr Bijay Kumar Prasad and Mr Mahendra Prasad - 2 - Verma, an Advocate of this Court. She is ready to accept the three demand drafts for a total value of Rs.10 lakh. The details of the demand drafts are as follows: (1) No.960040 dated 14.1.2011 for Rs.4,97,000/- (2) No.960041 dated 14.1.2011 for Rs.3000/- (3) No.960042 dated 14.1.2011 for Rs.5 lakh. All the demand drafts are account payee in the name of Ranjana issued by the State Bank of India, Bhagalpur Main Branch. The three demand drafts have been handed over to Smt. Ranjana in Court by learned counsel for Bijay Kumar Prasad and she has accepted the same. It is further made clear that interim maintenance at the rate of Rs.3000/- per month has also been paid to Smt. Ranjana for the period till January 2011. In this view of the matter, the permanent alimony payable in terms of the judgment and order dated 21.7.2010 has been paid in full. No further order is required in this matter. Smt. Ranjana should give an endorsement on - 3 - the order-sheet of this case to show that she has accepted three demand drafts for a total value of Rs.10 lakh. This modification application is disposed of. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)