IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 7642 of 2010 Date of decision: 14.7.2011 Gurdeep Sachdeva … Petitioner versus Tripta Kaur … Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. J.K.Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Deepak Gupta, Advocate, for the respondent ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: This shall dispose of Civil Revisions No.7642 of 2010 and 3834 of 2011. Civil Revision No. 7642 of 2010 has been preferred by Gurdeep Sachdeva, the husband, while Civil Revision No. 3834 of 2011 has been preferred by Tripta Kaur, the wife. Petitioner Gurdeep Sachdeva filed petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act for a decree of divorce by dissolution of marriage. Respondent Tripta Kaur filed an application under Section 24 of the Act ibid for grant of maintenance pendente-lite, claiming that the husband runs a sweets shop, M/s Sachdeva Sweets, and earning Rs. 2 lacs per month. She stated that the husband leads a luxurious life and owns a car, costly house-hold items and costly gadgets whereas she is hand to mouth and dependent upon her brothers. She thus, sought maintenance of Rs.50,000/- per month and Rs.20,000/- as litigation expenses. The husband in reply denied the allegation that he owns or runs Sachdeva Sweets Shop. He stated that he is working as Supervisor/Manager and getting a salary of Rs.6000/- per month. Further, a plea has been taken by the husband that after passing of the ex-parte decree on 6.1.2007, he got remarried and has to maintain second wife and children from the earlier marriage and rather she C.R. No. 7642 of 2010 -2- is a graduate in Commerce and conversant with computer/typing and is earning Rs.20,000/- per month. The learned Court below has fixed the maintenance pendente-lite at the rate of Rs.5000/- per month from the date of application and has granted Rs.11,000/- as litigation expenses, vide impugned order dated 14.9.2010. Hence, the present revision, namely, CR No. 7642 of 2010, by the husband. Respondent-wife has also filed Civil Revision No. 3834 of 2011 challenging order dated 14.9.2010 and seeking enhancement of maintenance pendente-lite. Heard. There are versions and counter-versions of the parties but there is no cogent proof with regard to the earnings. However, the only concrete evidence which is on record is the income-tax return filed by the petitioner-husband, Gurdeep Sachdeva, for the year 2009-2010 wherein the income chargeable to income-tax was Rs.72,000/-. Besides this, there is no other proof to prove that he owns Sachdeva Sweets Shop. There is also no proof to the effect that the respondent-wife Tripta Kaur is earning Rs.20,000/- by giving tuition in Computer Science. In back-drop of these facts, the maintenance pendente-lite so fixed by the Court below is just and adequate. No interference is called for. Accordingly, both the revision petitions, namely, CR No.7642 of 2010 and 3834 of 2011 stand dismissed. However, it has been pointed out that the petitioner- husband has already closed his evidence. In view of this, the trial Court is directed to dispose of the divorce petition within the next six months. July 14, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE