Hemant Gupta, J. - This order shall dispose of C.M. No. 4060-CH of 2007 filed by Harjinder Singh for staying the execution proceedings pending in the trial Court, (hereinafter referred to as the appellant in FAO No. 51-M of 2007), C.M. No. 24-M of 2007 filed by Sukhdev Kaur (hereinafter referred to as the respondent) under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 to claim maintenance pendente lite and litigation expenses during the pendency of Appeal (FAO No. 51-M of 2007) and C.M. No. 25-M of 2007 filed by Sukhdev Kaur for grant of maintenance pendente lite and litigation expenses in appeal (FAO No. 65-M of 2007) filed by her.

2. Brief facts of the case are that marriage between the parties was dissolved by a decree of divorce by the learned Additional District Judge, Rupnagar on 19.5.2004 in a petition filed by the wife. The ground of dissolution of marriage was cruelty, inter-alia, on account of lack of co-habitation as husband and wife. It is also an admitted fact that for the appellant it was second marriage and that he had three children from his first marriage. Even for the respondent, it was her second marriage and she had a daughter from her first marriage.

3. After