There are two appeals before me involving the same parties. By consent they are heard together. In Rayuan Sivil No. R2-11-9-2000 the appellant Mohd. Hanif bin Farikullah is appealing against the whole decision of the Magistrate Court Kuala Lumpur given on 31 January 2000 dismissing with costs the appellant's application dated 7 September 1999 praying for a stay of execution of the order dated 20 March 1997 and also praying for a reduction of maintenance order from RM1,050 to RM200. In Rayuan Sivil No. R2-11-99- 1999 the same appellant Mohd. Hanif bin Farikullah is appealing against the whole decision of the Magistrate Court Kuala Lumpur given on 12 Jul 1999 dismissing with costs the appellant's application dated 24 November 1998 praying for setting aside the judgment in default dated 20 March 1997.

In the instant case the brief facts leading up to these appeals were that the appellant was married to the respondent on 6 October 1986. A son was born to the appellant and the respondent who was named Muhammad Osman bin Mohd. Hanif. (Paragraph 5 p. 43 of the Record of Appe