IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.5636 OF 2010 Between : Potha Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy. .... PETITIONER A N D Potha Lakshmi Jamuna …RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.5636 OF 2010 O R D E R: This Civil Revision Petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, is directed against the order, dated 07.10.2010 in I.A.No.52 of 2010 in O.P.No.18 of 2010 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Kadiri, whereunder and whereby, the application, filed under Order XXIV of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short, ‘the Act’) to direct the petitioner herein (husband) to pay an amount of Rs.3000/- per month to the respondent herein (wife) towards interim maintenance, pending disposal of the main O.P., was allowed granting an amount of Rs.2000/- per month towards maintenance, medical and legal expenses. 2. Original Petition No.18 of 2010 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Kadiri, was filed by the petitioner herein under Section 13 of the Act for divorce. During the pendency of the Original Petition the respondent herein filed an Interlocutory Application seeking interim maintenance. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, an amount of Rs.2000/- was granted by the Court below. Hence, the present Civil Revision Petition. 3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner the petitioner is not doing cultivation due to lack of rains; that the respondent has got means to maintain herself and hence, he prays to set aside the impugned order. 4. So long as the wife is unable to maintain herself, it is the bounden duty of the petitioner (husband) to maintain his wife who has no means for her livelihood. As seen from the record, the wife has no means to maintain herself. She is said to have depending upon her parents. Therefore, ordering Rs.2000/- per month towards interim maintenance by the Court below during the pendency of the main O.P. cannot be shown to be on higher side. Hence, the impugned order does not suffer from any infirmities so as to call for the interference by this Court. 5. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C.BHANU, J MARCH 14, 2011 YVL