Special Marriage Act, 1954, Section 37 -- Permanent alimony - Wife who has remained unmarried and is living independently, is entitled to a level of maintenance that is reflective of standard of living she enjoyed during the marriage and which reasonably secures her future - Furthermore, inflationary cost of living and her continued reliance on maintenance as the sole..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife and minor daughter - Husband is a government teacher drawing a handsome monthly salary of Rs.65,100 - Being husband and father, it is legal obligation to maintain his legally wedded wife and minor daughter - Maintenance as awarded by appellate Court cannot be said to be on lower side - Wife and minor..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to divorced wife - Wife is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband as a divorcee till her remarriage, even if she has been found guilty of matrimonial offence of desertion in decree of divorce and is disentitled to seek maintenance u/s 125 Cr.P.C during subsistence of her marriage - Decree of divorce passed..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Husband contended that since wife refused to stay with husband without any sufficient cause she is not entitled to maintenance - However, there is no proceeding between parties for restitution of conjugal right - Wife is unable to maintain herself - She is entitled to maintenance from the date of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to Muslim wife - Muslim wife is entitled to get maintenance from her husband during subsistence of her marriage u/s 125 Cr.P.C, if she is unable to maintain herself - Even after divorce, she is entitled to get maintenance from her former husband u/s 125 Cr.P.C. if she is unable to maintain herself despite payment of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 19 -- Maintenance to wife - During the lifetime of husband no other family member is liable to maintain his wife u/s 125 Cr.PC or under Hindu Law - However, after death of son, widow daughter-in-law is entitled to get maintenance from his father-in-law u/s 19 of Hindu Adoptions..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Mere fact that husband has a second wife and is liable to maintain her cannot be a factor in denying maintenance to first wife or reducing the quantum of maintenance she is entitled to...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife - Husband admittedly claims himself to have been working as skilled labourer in a Company and his monthly income was Rs.9,000 P.M - Wife who is unable to maintain herself is thus, entitled to be maintained commensurate to the standard of living of her husband - Maintenance @ Rs.3,000 rightly granted to wife...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 125 -- Maintenance to wife and children - Maintenance already granted to wife and children - Plea of husband that on account of losses in business, his income has substantially reduced or that recovery proceedings have been initiated is essentially a question of fact and it will not be prudent to accept or reject the same at this..........
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 20 -- Maintenance to wife - Hindu wife while sustaining her marriage and preserving her marital status is entitled to claim maintenance from her husband...........
