THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE Nos.387 and 1684 of 2011 COMMON ORDER: Since the issue involved in both the Criminal Revision Cases being the same, they are clubbed and disposed of by this common order. Criminal R.C. No. 387 of 2011 is filed by the petitioner, who is the father of respondents 2 and 3 under Sections 397 and 401 of Cr.P.C. to set aside the order dated 22.1.2011 passed by the trial Court in M.C. No. 216 of 2008, whereby, the petitioner was directed to pay a sum of Rs. 2,000/- each, as maintenance to respondents 2 and 3; whereas Criminal R.C. No. 1684 of 2011 is filed by the respondents 2 and 3, who are the children of the petitioner challenging the very same order of the trial Court seeking enhancement of the maintenance amount. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as petitioner and respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner herein is the natural guardian of respondents 2 and 3 and he is ready to take care of them and that he has also returned from Saudi Arabia. He further submitted that he also filed a petition for custody of the children, which is pending before the competent Court. He further submitted that he is not in a position to pay the maintenance amount as ordered by the trial Court. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents 2 and 3 submitted that the school fees of the children itself would come to Rs.30,000/- per year and the amount given by the petitioner towards maintenance is very meagre and it had to be necessarily increased. The fact, which is not in dispute, is that the respondents are staying with their maternal grand mother. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court makes the following order: 1) Till the disposal of the F.C.A. No. 219 of 2010, which is pending on the file of this Court, the petitioner is directed to pay a sum of Rs. 2500/- (Rupees Two Thousand Five Hundred Only) each to the respondents 2 and 3 towards maintenance amount instead of Rs. 2,000/- as ordered by the trial Court in M.C. No. 216 of 2008. 2) If there are any arrears of maintenance amount, the petitioner is directed to deposit the same within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above directions, the Criminal Revision Cases are disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions filed in these Criminal Revisions, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 23.08.2011 pnb