I.A. No. 2227 of 2006

1. This interlocutory petition has been filed by the opposite party for a direction to the petitioner for payment of an interim maintenance and litigation cost to the opposite party during the pendency of the civil revision application in compliance of order, dated 2.8.2005, passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Patna, in Misc. Case No. 2 of 2003. The civil revision application has been admitted for hearing, but no stay has been granted, so far the impugned order is concerned, as such, the petitioner must pay the arrears as well as month to month payment of ad interim maintenance and the litigation cost.

2. Petitioner in the civil revision application is the husband of opposite party, who had filed Matrimonial Case No. 207 of 2001 under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of his marriage with the opposite party, Reeta Kumari, by a decree of divorce. Opposite party appeared, but she did not contest the case by filing written statement and ex parte judgment and decree was passed whereby the marriage in between Anish Ranjan (petitioner) and Reeta Kumari (opposite party) was dissolved by a decree of divorce. Opposite party filed Misc. Ca