Whether court granting alimony pendente lite has inherent jurisdiction to modify its earlier order?

It is to be relevantly pointed out that where the parties are living apart and the wife's means are insufficient to support herself and her children, she is entitled to alimony pendente lite as per decision Bibi Balbir Kaur Kathuria V. Raghubir  Singh Kathuria reported in AIR 1974 Punjab and Haryana at page 225.  Moreover, the right of maintenance and the expenses of litigation is conferred on a spouse.  It cannot be gainsaid that a Court granting alimony pendente lite has inherent jurisdiction and power to modify, vary its earlier order as per decision Anuradha V. Santosh Nath  Khanna reported in AIR 1976 Delhi 246.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF MADRAS
DATED:  06.08.2015
CORAM:
 MR.JUSTICE S.MANIKUMAR
and
 MR.JUSTICE M. VENUGOPAL

C.M.A.No.224 of 2014
and
M.P.Nos.1 of 2014

S.Keerthana Vs. G.Sridhar    
Citation;AIR 2016(NOC)135MADRAS

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