1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.123 OF 2007 IN FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.97 OF 2007 Ms.Mohini Suyog Dahiwadkar .. Applicant Vs. Mr.Suyog Vasudeo Dahiwadkar .. Respondent Mr.H.P.Vyas for the applicant Ms.Seema Sarnaik for the respondent CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL & & & A.A.SAYED, JJ A.A.SAYED, JJ A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATED : 9TH JULY, 2007 DATED : 9TH JULY, 2007 DATED : 9TH JULY, 2007 P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. Though the application for interim maintenance is filed during the pendency of the appeal, in view of the facts and circumstances which are placed before us by the learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that a sum of Rs.5000/- can be awarded towards initial expenses 2 of litigation to the applicant wife as well as a sum of Rs.3000/- per month towards interim maintenance w.e.f. February 2007. This does not preclude the parties from working out or negotiating the settlement so as to put an end to all disputes arising between the parties. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the respondent husband that the maintenance for the month of July would be paid alongwith initial expenses for litigation on or before 31.07.2007 and all arrears of maintenance from the month of February 2007 till June 2007 shall be paid on or before 15th August 2007 and the interim maintenance for the month of August and thereafter be paid on or before the 10th of each month in advance i.e. for the month of August Rs.3000/- on or before 10th August 2007. The application stands disposed of with liberty to the parties to move this court, if any contingency arises. Put up alongwith Family Court Appeal No.74 of 2000. 4. The parties agree that the mode of payment would be by issuing the cheques in favour of the 3 appellant wife of the sum as specified by the court in the order. The cheques can be handed over to the learned counsel for the appellant wife. ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J )