1 2025:HHC:15001 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Revision (FC) No. 70 of 2024 Date of Decision: 21.05.2025 _____________________________________________________ Rakesh ....Petitioner Versus Kumari Shivanya …Respondent ___________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge Whether approved for reporting? ________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr. Javed Khan, Advocate. For the respondent : Mr. Tara Singh Chauhan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Surya Chauhan, Advocate. ________________________________________________ Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge (Oral) The instant petition has been filed against the interim order dated 14.03.2024, whereby, monthly maintenance of Rs.10,000/- has been awarded in favour of the respondent- Kumari Shivanya. 2. Having gone through the respective affidavits filed before this Court pursuant to the directions issued from time to time, we are of the considered view that taking into consideration the income of the petitioner, the maintenance, so awarded, cannot be said to be, in any way, excess much less unreasonable. 2 2025:HHC:15001 3. Consequently, we find no reason to interfere with the interim order of maintenance. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. 4. However, it is made clear that the observations made by this Court are solely for the purpose of deciding the instant lis and shall not be construed to be an opinion expressed on the merits of the case while fixing the final maintenance amount. 5. The amount deposited in the Registry of this Court be released in favour of the respondent-Kumari Shivanya on her furnishing details of her bank account through her mother. 6. Till the interim order passed by the Court below is not modified, altered or varied, the amount of maintenance i.e. Rs.10,000/- shall continue to be deposited in the account of the mother of the respondent, details whereof, shall be supplied by the learned counsel for the respondent to the learned counsel for the petitioner during the course of the day. 21st May, 2025 (Sumit) (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) Judge (Sushil Kukreja) Judge