IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.1156 of 2007 RAJIV RANJAN GUPTA Versus PRIYANKA KUMARI ----------- 3. 26.8.2008 No one appears for the petitioner. Counsel for the opposite party is present and submits that even after the order of this Court dated 18.9.2007 directing the petitioner to pay the maintenance amount of Rs. 1500/- per month from the date of the order of the court below, has not been complied in letter in and spirit, inasmuch as after the month of April, 2008 no payment has been made by the petitioner. That apart counsel for the opposite party would refer to para 8 of an application filed before the Court below wherein it has been stated that the husband of the opposite party is Engineer and has an income from which he has in fact transferred a sum of Rs. 25 lacs to his own brother. This fact had not been also denied by the petitioner by filing any rejoinder in the court below nor has been in any manner assailed in this civil revision application. This Court has also perused the 2 Surendra/ statement of the opposite party, the wife in her separate reply to show cause which also has not been denied by the petitioner despite the service of a copy of the same on the counsel for the petitioner. In that view of the matter, it becomes clear that when the opposite party wife had exposed the falsehood of the petitioner, she is now sought to be punished by the petitioner by his continued acts of neglect in maintaining her. It also appears that the petitioner has purposely walked out of this case by not allowing anyone to appear for him. In that view of the matter, this application is dismissed and the petitioner is directed to make sure that the arrears and current amount as per the order of the court below is paid by him within a period of one month from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that the interim order dated 18.9.2007 stands vacated. ( Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) 3