ORDER :- The husband who has been directed to pay interim maintenance to his wife is the petitioner herein. The wife filed O. S. No. 288 of 1970 in the Subordinate Judge's Court, Cuddalore under Section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 against her husband for separate residence and maintenance on the ground that she and the defendant were leading a happy married life till the beginning of 1969, that the defendant unlawfully contracted a second marriage on 18-6-1970, that she preferred a complaint under Section 494, Indian Penal Code in C. C. No. 290 of 1970 before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Villupuram and the respondent was convicted for the offence of bigamy and that ever since the husband has been adopting an unnatural attitude and is extremely antagonistic in his behaviour towards her and that it is practically impossible for her to live with her husband any longer. On these allegations, the wife claimed maintenance at Rs. 1000/- a month. She also filed I. A. No. 331 of 1971 for interim maintenance at the same rate. The husband in his counter contested the claim of the wife for separate residence and maintenance and he also contended that she is not entitl

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