The 1st Petitioner/wife Smt. Kamatchi filed a petition for maintenance against her husband in M.C. No. 247/77 on the file of the Judl. Magistrate No. 1, Ramanathapuram, claiming maintenance for herself and for her two children claiming Rs. 200/- p.m. for herself and Rs. 50/- p.m. each for her children.

2. On 28-2-1978, after an elaborate enquiry, the learned Magistrate passed an order, granting maintenance of Rs. 30/- p.m. to the wife, to a sum of Rs. 70/- p.m. After a lapse of 8 years, since the petitioner/wife felt that the maintenance awarded in the year 1978 was not sufficient to meet the expenditure, she filed another petition on 17-11-86 in Crl.M.P. No. 6770-A/86 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No. I, Ramanathapuram, claiming for enhancement of maintenance to Rs. 250/- p.m. for herself and Rs. 200/- for her son and since the daughter got married, the petitioner did not claim any maintenance for the daughter. On this petition, the respondent/husband was summoned and opportunity was given by the lower Court for production of materials to prove their respective contentions. Ultimately on 9-4-91 i.e., after 5 years, the learned Magistrate passed an order enhanci