MOTILAL B. NAIK, J.

( 1 ) RESPONDENTS filedasuitagainst the petitioner informa pauperis in o. P. No. 184 of 1993 on the file of the I additional Sub-Judge, Visakhapatnam. The said suit was instituted under Order 7 Rule 1 of CPC and under Order 33, Rule 1 of CPC seeking to recover the past and the future maintenance and such other relief, against the petitioner. First respondent is the wife and the second respondent is the minor son of the petitioner. The suit was filed under the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and maintenance Act, 1956 (for short "the act" ).

( 2 ) THE respondents also filed an application in I. A. No. 125 of 1994 under section 151 of CPC seeking interim direction for payment of Rs. 1,500/- per month as maintenance to the respondents (Rs. 1,000/- to the first respondent and Rs. 500/- to the second respondent) and also Rs. 750/- towards monthly house rent and a further sum of Rs. 2,000/- towards legal expenses. In the said petition filed by the respondents, it was categorically averred that eversince the year 1991, the petitioner being the husband of the first respondent has neglected to maintain her and her son as a result of which they were forced to depend upon

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