Pallam Nagaraja v. Pallam Prabhavathi

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.2052 OF 2015 ORDER:

The present criminal revision case is filed by the petitioner challenging the order, dated 10.07.2015, passed in Crl.M.P.No.439 of 2011 in M.C.No.7 of 2013 (Old M.C.No.17 of 2011) by the Court of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Piler, whereby the Court below directed the petitioner herein to pay interim monthly maintenance of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) each to the respondents 1 to 3 herein.

Heard and perused the records.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner herein is unable to pay the interim maintenance amount of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) each to the respondents 1 to 3 herein as ordered by the Court below and as such, prays this Court to reduce the maintenance amount.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the criminal revision case is disposed of with the following directions.

(i) The petitioner herein is directed to pay 50% of the interim monthly maintenance ordered by the Court below, i.e., Rs.1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only) each to the respondents 1 to 3 herein payable on or before 10th of every succeeding month;

(ii) The petitioner is also directed to pay the arrears of maintenance amount calculating at 50% of the maintenance amount ordered by the Court below, within a period of three months from the date of this order; and (iii) The trial Court is directed to dispose of M.C.No.7 of 2013 9Old M.C.No.17 of 2011) as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months, without being influenced by the order of this Court. With the above directions, the Criminal Revision Case is disposed of.

Consequently, the miscellaneous petitions filed in this revision, if any, shall stand closed.

_____________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO 09.10.2015 pln