Short Note : 1. The non-applicant who is the wife of the applicant had submitted an application for maintenance against the applicant in which an order was passed on 29-12-71 granting maintenance at the rate of Rs. 80 per month, on the ground that the non-applicant had a justifiable ground not to stay with her husband, as he had taken another wife. However, the applicant's second wife died on 19-3-73. She filed an execution for the recovery of the amount of Rs. 960 for the period 15-4-73 to 15-4-74. The learned trial Court by its order dated 29-7-76 rejected the application and cancelled the order. The non-applicant went in revision before the Session Court which maintained the order of cancellation for further maintenance but granted maintenance for the earlier period i.e. 15-4-73 to 15-4-74 and ordered its recovery. Held : The short question involved in this revision is whether the learned Session Judge was justified in ordering maintenance for the period of 1 year as mentioned above. It was submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that when it has been found by both the Courts, that the applicant was ready and willing to keep the non-applicant as his wife, and that he had no justifiable grounds to refuse to stay with him, no past maintenance could be granted to her after 19-3-73 as the ground on which she was awarded maintenance had ceased to exist on the death of the second wife. However, the learned Sessions Judge held cancellation of order granting maintenance allowance does not operate retrospectively as it is effective only from the date it is ordered and arrears for the period between the granting of original order and the date of its cancellation can be recovered. Sadashiv Nathu v. Parubai, 1966 JLJ 653 , relied on. Revision dismissed.