BANGALORE: Here���s a somewhat different perspective on the recession blues. A man filed a plea in the high court recently, asking for the reduction of the maintenance payable to his separated wife. Reason: recession and cut in pay.Srinivas and Sapna (name changed) tied the knot when there was a boom in the market and the BSE was soaring skywards. But within two years, things went wrong not only in their married life, but also with the economy. They opted to separate a year before the recession hit. A family court had then ordered the husband to pay Rs 15,000 a month maintenance.Now with the economy in doldrums, Srinivas, a software engineer settled in Pune, approached the Karnataka high court seeking reduction of the maintenance amount. He cited the recession and pay cut.However, the single bench refused to interfere. He then approached a division bench. His counsel also told the court that Sapna had finished her MA in English, besides possessing a computer studies diploma and other qualifications. So, she could fend for herself by getting a suitable job, he submitted.However, this did not convince the judges. They read out the reason for the separationmental cruelty. The woman also said that she couldn���t hold on to jobs because of mental agony and the stigma of being deserted by her husband. ���She lives with her brothers and needs maintenance,��� the bench said and dismissed the appeal.