ORDER

K. Ramakrishnan, J.

Respondents in O.P.No.377/2010 on the file of the Family Court, Kottarakkara, are the appellants herein. The respondents herein are the divorced wife and daughter of the first appellant and the 2nd appellant is the father of the first appellant. The respondents filed the above petition before the court below for return of money which was paid at the time of marriage to the tune of ₹1,50,000/- and also the value of the jeep namely ₹3,44,000/- and also for past and future maintenance at the rate of ₹2,000/- and ₹1,500/- respectively for the respondents. Earlier since the appellants did not appear, the matter was decided exparte and an exparte decree was passed and the petitioners filed an application to set aside the exparte decree and that was allowed on payment of cost of ₹2,000/-. Thereafter according to the appellants, the court below insisted for payment of interim maintenance said to have been passed as a condition for participating in the trial. Though the counsel for the appellants appeared and submitted before the court below that no such order has been passed, court below was not willing to allow the appellants to participate in the trial and accord