IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.2205 of 2006 SNATOSH KUMAR @ SANTOSH KUMAR DIWAKAR Versus SMT.SHAKUNTALA DEVI @ SHAKUNTALA SINGH ----------- 2 12.8.2008 Heard Counsel for the petitioner. In the opinion of this Court the issue as to whether the marriage of the petitioner with his wife is null and void is still awaiting an adjudication before the Family Court. In such a situation, it cannot be said that there would no liability on the part of the petitioner, the husband for maintaining of his wife. That was also not the object either of Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act or Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act. That being so, this Court would find no error in the impugned order inasmuch as the amount of maintenance fixed for Rs. 1,000/- per month and Rs. 5,000/- towards the cost of litigation cannot be said to be either excessive or illegal. That being the position, this Court does not find any reason to interfere with the impugned order and accordingly, this civil revision application, being devoid of any merit, is hereby dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)