A.R. Joshi, J.—Present appeal is preferred by the wife/original petitioner challenging the judgment and order passed in Family Court Petition No.C140/2001 by Family Court No.3, Bandra, Mumbai. The impugned judgment and order was passed on 17.7.2004 by which the prayer of wife for maintenance was rejected, however, the maintenance of Rs.l,000 per month was granted to the minor child, to be paid by the husband present respondent from the date of the order i.e. from 17.7.2004. The respondent/husband was also directed to pay Rs.1,000 towards the litigation expenses to the petitioner wife. The appellant wife is hereinafter referred to as the wife and the respondent husband is referred to as the husband for the sake of brevity.

2. The wife preferred petition for maintenance to herself as per the provisions of Section 18 and maintenance for her own daughter then aged about three years, as per the provisions of Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. An amount of Rs.1,500 was claimed by the wife for herself and an amount of Rs.l,000 for minor girl child, by name Priyanka. In the petition, it was also prayed that custody of the minor child shall be given