IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.1996 of 2009 DATE:23.08.2010 Between: Sigi Balaiah …… Petitioner And: The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By Public Prosecutor And 2 others …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.1996 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is admittedly father of the respondents 2 and 3 who are minor children. Previously in M.C. No.13 of 2001 by order dated 13.09.2006, the Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Kadapa granted maintenance of Rs.500/- each to the respondents 2 and 3 from the date of that petition. While so, the respondents 2 and 3 filed the present petition Crl.M.P.No.152 of 2009 in M.C. No.13 of 2001 before the Judge, Family Court, Kadapa for enhancement of maintenance from Rs.500/- to Rs.2,000/- per month. The lower Court allowed the said petition for enhancement and ordered enhancement of maintenance to Rs.2,000/- per month to 3rd respondent. The petitioner questions the said order. It is contended that having granted maintenance of Rs.500/- per month on 13.09.2006, the respondents are not entitled for enhancement of maintenance by 300% in the year 2009 within a gap of three years. The gap is not three years. The gap is 8 years. The order in M.C. No.13 of 2001 was granted from the date of filing of the petition in that Court in the year 2001. It is contended by the petitioner’s counsel that he has got his wife and two other children to be maintained apart from his aged mother. Admittedly the petitioner is a railway employee. Whatever his net salary may be, his gross salary would not be less than Rs.15,000/- per month. Having regard to gap of time and having regard to escalation of the petitioner’s salary during 8 years and having regard to increasing requirements of the minors due to passage of time, the order of the lower Court enhancing maintenance from Rs.500/- to Rs.2,000/- per month is not in any way excessive or illegal. 2) Hence, the revision petition is dismissed. _______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J August 23, 2010 KSH