Civil Revision No.4209 of 2007(O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ... Civil Revision No.4209 of 2007 (O&M) Decided on : July 31, 2009 Baljinder Kaur ... Petitioner VERSUS Baljinder Singh ... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Raman Mohinder, Advocate for the petitioner – wife. Mr.S.S.Brar, Advocate for the respondent – husband. A.N.JINDAL, J.- The petitioner – wife (herein referred as `the petitioner') has challenged the order dated 24.5.2007, vide which the Additional District Judge (Adhoc), Sangrur directed the respondent – husband (herein referred as `the respondent') to pay Rs.1000/- to the wife and Rs.700/- per month to their daughter, per month, as maintenance pendente-lite. On behalf of the petitioner, it is contended that the husband has been getting Rs.11,113/- per month as salary and Rs.5,000/- for the over- time duties. On the other hand, counsel for the respondent has refuted the claim of the petitoner by alleging that she has been earning Rs.5000/- as salary while working as a teacher in a private school and Rs.3500/- by Civil Revision No.4209 of 2007(O&M) [ 2 ] doing tuition at home. Having considered the rival submissions and gone through the record, it is observed that no evidence worth the name has been led in order to prove the income of the petitioner, while the earnings of the respondent to the tune of Rs.12,743/- per month have been proved by way of placing the photocopy of the salary statement of the respondent. In the circumstances, it appears that the learned Trial Court fell in error while assessing Rs.700/- only for a school going child. The husband has a moral duty to maintain the petitioner and the children and he cannot be allowed to run from his responsibilities. Accordingly, this petition is allowed and the amount of maintenance pendente-lite of the child is enhanced to Rs.1000/- per month, from the date of filing of the petition. July 31, 2009 ( A.N.JINDAL ) `gian' JUDGE