P. V. DIXIT, C. J.

( 1 ) AFTER the presentation of an application in the Court of the Additional District judge, Chhindwara, under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, by the petitioner Bhuneshwar Prasad for restitution of conjugal rights, the non-applicant wife moved the trial Judge for an order under Section 24 of the Act. On this application the learned Additional District Judge made an order directing the petitioner to pay Rs. 75/- to the opponent as expenses of the proceeding and Rs. 20/- per month as maintenance pendente lite. When the petitioner failed to carry out the directions under Section 24, the opponent-wife applied for execution of the order and also prayed that the proceedings initiated on the petitioner's application under Section 9 be stayed till he paid the amount he was directed to under Section 24. The learned Additional District Judge made an order staying the suit till 24th september 1962 and directing the petitioner to pay interim maintenance amount and costs of the proceeding before a certain date. It is against this order that the present revision petition has been filed.

( 2 ) SHRI Dabir, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, argued that the

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