( 1 ) BOTH the advocates submitted that the revision may be heard finally on merits itself. Accordingly arguments on the final merits of the revision are heard and it is disposed of.

( 2 ) THIS is a revision by defendant No. 1-appellant against the order dated 25-8-86 passed by the Civil Judge, kodagu, Madikeri'in unnumbered R. A. of 1985, directing the appellant to pay the court-fee on the amount that had fallen due from the date of the suit till the drawing up of the decree.

( 3 ) RESPONDENT No. 1 is the wife of the appellant. Respondents 2 to 4 are the children of appellant and respondent no. 1. Respondents filed a suit claiming maintenance at the rate of Rs. 500/- per month from the date of the suit. The respondents valued the suit under S. 22 (a) of the Court-Fees Act. Thus, for the purposes of court-fee, they valued the suit at Rs. 6000/- and paid the court-fee thereon.

( 4 ) THE trial court awarded maintenance at Rs. 500/- per month to the respondents from the date of suit onwards. The defendant-appellant being aggrieved by the said award of maintenance from the date of suit, prefered the appeal. The appellant valued the claim at Rs. 6000/- for the purposes