IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 4124 of 2011 Date of decision: 21.7.2011 Manjit Singh … Petitioner versus Hardeep Kaur … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate, for the petitioner ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: The present petitioner is the husband. He filed petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of the marriage. Respondent-wife filed an application under Section 24 of the Act ibid. The Court below has fixed maintenance pendente-lite at the rate of Rs.5000/- per month from the date of application and Rs.15,000/- as litigation expenses. Hence, this revision. Heard. The present petitioner was earlier residing in Manila. His plea that the respondent-wife has an independent earning from tailoring work is without any proof. He though denied that he owns any shop and commercial property but being the husband, he is under a legal obligation to maintain his wife. The determination of maintenance not being governed by any rigid or inflexible rule gives wide power and discretion to the Court to do justice. The maintenance so granted is to ensure that the spouse enjoys the same monetary status and facilities as she or he was enjoying prior to separation. In this back-drop of the facts, the maintenance pendente-lite at the rate of Rs.5000/- per month is not excessive. There is no infirmity in the impugned order. The revision petition is dismissed. July 21, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE