1 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. FIRST APPEAL NO.1588/2008 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4073/2008 Siyaram Ramjas Vishwakarma. ..Appellant -VERSUS- Geeta Siyaram Vishwakarma and others. ..Respondents ......... Mr.Bhusan Walimbe, Advocate for the appellant. Mr.Pritam P. Killedar, Advocate for the respondents. .......... CORAM : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. DATED : 12TH FEBRUARY, 2009. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The respondent No.1 is the wife and other respondents are the minor children of the appellant. Now the respondent No.2 has attained majority and the respondent No.3 seems to be on the verge of attaining majority. The said aspect will have no bearing on the question to be adjudicated in this appeal. 3. The respondents initiated the proceedings under Section 18 of 2 the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act and claimed the maintenance. The appellant contended before the Court below that he has suffered losses in the business and hence, he is unable to maintain the respondents. The respondents placed on record before the Court below evidence in the form of PAN card to establish that the appellant is assessed to income tax. The appellant has not produced any document on record including the income tax returns covering the relevant period. On appreciation of the evidence, the Court below has found that the appellant has means to maintain the respondents and it is his obligation to do so. The Trial Court awarded the maintenance in the sum of Rs.2,000/- per month to each of the respondents. During the pendency of the proceedings, no order for interim maintenance was passed. However, by the final order the maintenance for preceding three years has been granted and the arrears, thus, are found to be in the sum of Rs.2,88,000/-. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents makes a grievance that not a single paisa has been paid towards maintenance and the respondents are made to suffer on that count. To say least, the conduct of the appellant far from fair and just. 5. Learned counsel for the appellant has pointed out that he has filed on record the salary certificate as well as the demand notices from the creditors including the M.S.E.B. and the landlord and also the documents indicating that the appellant is indebted to the banks. The said documents have been considered by the Court below in their 3 proper perspective. Hence, no indulgence is called for. 6. Perused the judgment and decree passed by the Trial Court, the same does not call for any interference. Hence, the appeal is summarily dismissed. Civil Application does not survive and hence, the same is also dismissed. JUDGE