IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.560 of 2008 RAJESH KUMAR S/O SRI CHUNNILAL SAH --- PETITIONER Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. RITA DEVI W/O RAJESH KUMAR -- OPP. PARTIES. For the Petitioner : Mr. Renu Jha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP For the O.P.No.2 :Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate. ----------- 03. 27.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and opposite party no.2. By the order impugned learned Principal Judge, Family Court has directed the husband/petitioner to pay a sum of Rs. 300/- (Three hundred) each as maintenance amount to unmarried daughter, namely Sakchi Kumari and minor son Deepansu. In other words, a sum of Rs. 600/- (Six hundred) has been directed to be paid as maintenance for the 02 children who are living with the mother. The mother has not been granted any maintenance as it has been found that she was making some earnings as Shikshika under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has absolutely no earning and as such the direction for payment of maintenance would be onerous. This Court finds from the order that it has come on record that petitioner has substantial landed property and arable land in the family. However there is no finding to the effect in the impugned order that the petitioner is earning anything for himself. On the contrary, there is positive finding that the wife/opposite party no.2 is getting some amount as salary from the job she is presently doing. In that view of the matter, the amount of Rs. 600/- (Six hundred) per month payable from March 2008 is reduced to Rs. 500/- (Five hundred) per month payable from March 2008. Petitioner shall pay the amount accordingly. With this modification in the quantum of maintenance amount only, the application is dismissed. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)