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2014 Supreme(AP) 546

K.G.SHANKAR
Achugatla Raju @ A. B. V. Raju – Appellant
Versus
Achugatla Sujana @ Shoba – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared
Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri R.Dheeraj Singh
Counsel for Respondents 1 to 4: Sri K.Someswara Kumar
Counsel for Respondent No.5: Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.

JUDGMENT:

The revision petitioner is the husband of the 1st respondent/wife. The 2nd respondent is his son. Respondents 3 and 4 are his daughters. The 1st respondent filed M.C.No.28 of 2009 before the Family Court, Mahabubnagar seeking maintenance for herself and for her 3 minor children. Through the impugned order dated 19-9-2011, Family Court granted maintenance at Rs.1,500/- per month in favour of the 1st respondent/wife and at Rs.1,000/- per head per month in favour of respondents 2 to 4, who are the children of the petitioner and the 1st respondent. Assailing the same, the present revision is laid.

2. Albeit the petitioner-husband questioned the entire case, he confined his claim to the maintenance awarded against his wife and against his 2nd daughter. So far as the wife is concerned, the contention of the husband is that the wife is a tailor, has her own earnings and is capable of maintaining herself, so much so, she is not entitled to maintenance. So far as the 2nd daughter (4th respondent herein) is concerned, it is the contention of the husband that the 2nd daughter is not his biological daughter and that he is not liable to pay maintenance to the 2nd daughter. Albeit he t





















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