The respondent in I.A. No. 65 of 1982 in O.P. No. 235 of 1981, on the file of the learned I Additional Subordinate Judge, Madurai, is the petitioner herein. I.A. No. 65 of 1982 in O.P. No. 235 of 1981 was filed by the respondent (wife) under S.24 of the Hindu Marriage Act for directing the petitioner (husband) to pay to the respondent Rs. 1,200/-towards legal expenses and Rs. 400/- per month towards maintenance.

2. The case of the respondent/wife is as follows : She is the legally wedded wife of the petitioner herein, that the petitioner has preferred O.P. No. 235 of 1981 against the respondent herein seeking a decree for divorce on the ground of cruelty and desertion. The respondent herein filed a statement of objections and she is contesting the same. In the meanwhile, she has filed I.A. No. 65 of 1982 under S.24 of the Hindu Marriage Act claiming Rs. 1,200/- towards legal expenses and Rs. 400/- per month towards maintenance alleging that she has no property or income for her maintenance, that she is living with her aged parents as a burden to her parents and that the petitioner herein, who is the husband of the respondent, is earning monthly salary at the rate of Rs.