( 1 ) THIS revision petition is directed against the Order dated 20. 8. 2001 whereby the Additional District Judge had granted maintenance at the rate of Rs. 6,000/- per month to the Petitioner/applicant/wife for herself and her minor children. The Court had come to the conclusion that the net disposable income of the Respondent/husband is about Rs. 32,000/- per month which is exclusive of his perks and reimbursements. It had also been found that there were no dependents other than the wife and children. In Jasbir Kaur Sehgal v. District Judge, Dehradun and others, (1997) 7 SCC 7, it has been observed that -

"no set formula can be laid for fixing the amount of maintenance. It has, in the very nature of things, to depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. Some scope for leverage can, however, be always there. The court has to consider the status of the parties, their respective needs, the capacity of the husband to pay having regard to his reasonable expenses for his own maintenance and of those he is obliged under the law and statutory but involuntary payments or deductions. The amount of maintenance fixed for the wife should be such as she can live in r