( 1 ) $the petitioner husband sought divorce against the respondent wife on the ground of cruelty and desertion. The respondent wife moved an application in that petition under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act (hereinafter called the Act ). That application was dismissed because the learned Court came to the conclusion that wife has independent source of income. Hence not entitled to any maintenance. The revision filed against that order was also dismissed. However, in the review application filed by the wife, the learned Additional District Judge granted her litigation expenses.

( 2 ) THEREAFTER the respondent wife due to illness was admitted in the Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital. She submitted the medical bill for reimbursement to the employer of the petitioner. The employer of the husband had issued letter to the said hospital that medical bill be submitted directly to it for reimbursement. However, subsequently when the bill was not directly paid by the employer of the husband the wife made the payment and claimed reimbursement from husband s employer. It is this claim of medical reimbursement which has been objected by the petitioner, inter alia, on the gro