Ratnavel Pandian, J.-The plaintiff in O.S. No. 11 of 1968 on the file of the Court of the Subordinate Judge of Tirupattur, North Arcot, who failed before the trial Court is the appellant herein. She filed the said suit against her husband, the defendant for maintenance at the rate of Rs. 250 per mensem and for the recovery of Rs. 24,000 as arrears of past maintenance and for a charge over the plaint schedule properties. According to the plaint allegations, she was married to the defendant in 1931 and begot a child in 1940 which of course, died. Thereafter differences arose between them, which led to the plaintiff filing O.S. No. 15 of 1943 in the trial Court for maintenance, in which she also obtained a decree dated 4th March, 1944 for maintenance at the rate of Rs. 10 per mensem, Rs. 2 for residence and Rs. 20 per annum for clothing, along with arrears of maintenance coming to Rs. 457-3-0. On a fresh trial after remand, a charge over the defendant’s 1/12 share of the joint family properties (coming to 44½ cents) was also granted in her favour. The plaintiff filed E.P. No. 6 of 1952 for recovery of Rs. 1,936-11-0 and in the said execution proceedings, the charged properties were so

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