{"id":2214,"date":"2022-05-11T11:02:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T05:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/?page_id=2214"},"modified":"2023-01-20T10:08:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T04:38:53","slug":"maintenance-of-women-in-india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/maintenance-of-women-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintenance of Women In India"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2214\" class=\"elementor elementor-2214\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-267ca1b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"267ca1b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-3dbb879 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dbb879\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7098a443\" data-id=\"7098a443\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20affa89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20affa89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintenance of Women In India<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ec815c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ec815c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maintenance, as a concept, has its roots in the social justice system of a civilised society. The Supreme Court, explaining the rationale behind providing maintenance in the case of Badshah v. Urmila Badshah Godse and Anr, has held that the &#8220;provision of maintenance. Aims at empowering the destitute and achieving social justice or equality and dignity of the individual. The law regulates relationships between people. It reflects the values of society.&#8221; In India, the right to claim maintenance is statutorily available under both personal and general laws, and such a right cannot be taken away by way of an agreement to the contrary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c966d15 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2c966d15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0.5}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab0709a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ab0709a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintenance-of-Women.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3746\" alt=\"Maintanence of women\" srcset=\"https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintenance-of-Women.webp 2000w, https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintenance-of-Women-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintenance-of-Women-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintenance-of-Women-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/omnia-digital.com\/merlyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Maintenance-of-Women-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-439455c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"439455c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b85555\" data-id=\"2b85555\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22519c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22519c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maintenance can be awarded during the course of the proceedings (i.e. maintenance pendente lite) or at the conclusion thereof (i.e. permanent maintenance). The right to claim maintenance is available to wives, children and parents. Under certain personal laws, even husbands (who are unable to maintain themselves) are entitled to claim maintenance. This article discusses the provisions under various personal and general laws that entitle a wife to claim maintenance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb75e44 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height curve-section1 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5fb75e44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fe0f49b\" data-id=\"5fe0f49b\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-58a5a499\" data-id=\"58a5a499\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cac5844 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cac5844\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e583c40\" data-id=\"1e583c40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51232cf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51232cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintenance under Personal Laws:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1711101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1711101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hindu Law, Christian Law and Parsi Law<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd09a8 custom-table elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-tablepress\" data-id=\"6bd09a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-tablepress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elemenetskit-tablepress ekit-wid-con\" id=\"ekit_tablepress_6bd09a8\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Category<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Hindu Law<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Christian Law<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Parsi Law<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Relevant Provisions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Section 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (\"HMA\").<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sections 36 to 38 of the Divorce Act, 1869 (\"DA\").<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Section 39 to 41 of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 (\"PMDA\").<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Interim Maintenance<br \/>\n(Maintenance pendente lite)<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Under Section 24, both a husband and a wife having no independent income to support themselves, can apply to the Court for interim maintenance3.<br \/>\nThe Court can direct the respondent to bear the expenses of the proceedings and provide such monthly sums to the applicant, as it deems fit, during the course of the proceedings.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Under Section 36, a Christian wife can claim interim maintenance.<br \/>\nThe Court can direct the husband to bear the expenses of the proceedings and provide such alimony pending the suit as it deems just.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Under Section 39 the Court can grant interim maintenance to a husband or a wife having no independent income to support themselves.<br \/>\nThe Court can direct the respondent to bear the expenses of the proceedings and provide such weekly or monthly sums to the applicant, as it deems fit, during the course of the proceedings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Permanent Maintenance<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Under Section 25, the Court can pass an order, at time of passing a decree in any proceeding commenced under the HMA or at any time subsequent thereto, granting permanent maintenance to a husband or a wife for his or her support on an application being made by him or her.<br \/>\nSuch permanent maintenance can be in the form of a gross sum or a monthly amount or a periodical amount for a term not exceeding the life of the applicant.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">An order directing the husband to pay permanent maintenance to his wife can be passed by the Court under Section 376.<br \/>\nSuch permanent maintenance can be in the form of a gross sum, or an annual sum or monthly or weekly sums for any term not exceeding the life of the applicant.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Under Section 40, the Court can pass an order, at time of passing a decree in any proceeding commenced under the PMDA or at any time subsequent thereto, granting permanent maintenance to a husband or a wife for his or her support on an application being made by him or her8.<br \/>\nSuch permanent maintenance may be in the form of a gross sum or a monthly amount or a periodical amount for a term not exceeding the life of the applicant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Miscellaneous<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (\"HA&amp;MA\") entitles a Hindu wife to claim maintenance from her husband during her lifetime whilst living separately from her husband.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1 from cache --><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d97b593 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d97b593\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b5cf5b4\" data-id=\"7b5cf5b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d5f5cbf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height curve-section2 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7d5f5cbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ba47647\" data-id=\"2ba47647\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43aabca9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43aabca9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-837df28\" data-id=\"837df28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-161f799c last-col\" data-id=\"161f799c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f471080 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f471080\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-398c1ad6\" data-id=\"398c1ad6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e37e6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e37e6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Muslim Law:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eefdbfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eefdbfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarlier, a Muslim woman could claim maintenance only under the Muslim personal law as laid down in the Quran under which a husband was liable to pay maintenance to his wife only during the period of &#8216;iddat&#8217;. However, the Supreme Court has,\u00a0<em>vide<\/em>\u00a0its landmark judgment in the\u00a0Shah Bano case\u00a0held that a Muslim woman is entitled to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 irrespective of Muslim personal law. In this regard, it is pertinent to note that immediately after the Shah Bano verdict, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (&#8220;<strong>MWA<\/strong>&#8220;) was enacted whereunder\u00a0<em>inter alia<\/em>\u00a0a Muslim woman is entitled to claim from her husband (i) a reasonable and fair provision and maintenance; (ii) an amount equal to the sum of\u00a0<em>mahr<\/em>or dower agreed to be paid to her at the time of her marriage or at any time thereafter according to Muslim law; (iii) all the properties given to her before or at the time of marriage or after her marriage by her relatives or friends or her husband or any relatives of the husband or his friends; and (iv) in cases where the divorced woman herself maintains the children born to her before or after her divorce, a reasonable and fair provision and maintenance for a period of two years from the respective dates of birth of such children.\n\nUnder Section 3 of the MWA, a Muslim husband is obligated to pay maintenance to his divorced wife within the\u00a0<em>iddat<\/em>\u00a0period. This provision has, in the past, been misinterpreted to mean that the husband is legally obligated to maintain his wife only &#8220;during&#8221; the\u00a0<em>iddat<\/em>\u00a0period. However, the Supreme Court in the landmark case of\u00a0<em>Daniel Latiffi v. Union of India\u00a0has clarified that the maintenance payable by the husband to his wife during the\u00a0<em>iddat<\/em>\u00a0period covers the time period beyond the\u00a0<em>iddat<\/em>\u00a0period as well.<\/em>\n\nFurther, under the provisions of the MWA a divorced woman who is unable to maintain herself beyond the\u00a0<em>iddat<\/em>period can also claim maintenance from her relatives \u00a0and in case she has no relatives, from the State Wakf Board.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e18aa1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e18aa1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2caf6f4e\" data-id=\"2caf6f4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd70b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bd70b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintenance under General Laws:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a17efcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a17efcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Married women in India are entitled to claim maintenance (both interim as well as permanent) under general laws as well, notwithstanding their right under their respective personal laws.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-107aecb6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height curve-section2 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"107aecb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-id=\"7ffa700b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dbc0225 last-col\" data-id=\"3dbc0225\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-413ccf01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"413ccf01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e97522c\" data-id=\"7e97522c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697738d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"697738d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (\"CrPC\"):<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1fb419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c1fb419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Section 125 of CrPC obligates a husband to maintain his wife (who is otherwise unable to maintain herself). The Supreme Court in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiankanoon.org\/doc\/5226738\/\"><em>Bhuwan Mohan Singh v. Meena &amp; Ors<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has held that Section 125\u00a0<em>&#8220;was conceived to ameliorate the agony, anguish, financial suffering of a woman who left her matrimonial home for the reasons provided in the provision so that some suitable arrangements can be made by the Court and she can sustain herself and also her children if they are with her. The concept of sustenance does not necessarily mean to lead the life of an animal&#8230; She is entitled in law to lead a life in the similar manner as she would have lived in the house of her husband&#8221;<\/em>. A wife is entitled to claim both interim maintenance as well as permanent maintenance under Section 125 of the CrPC. Further, as per the explanation (b) to Section 125(1), the term &#8220;wife&#8221; includes a divorced woman as well. In\u00a0<em>Sunita Kachwaha v. Anil Kachwaha<\/em>, the Supreme Court has held that a wife would not be denied maintenance merely because she had a source of income.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f6c41b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f6c41b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-532995d3\" data-id=\"532995d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dddde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63dddde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section 20 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (\"PWDA\"):<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9fdbea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9fdbea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An aggrieved wife is entitled to receive maintenance under Section 20 of the PWDA in addition to an order of maintenance under Section 125 of the CrPC or any other law in force. Such maintenance amount must be adequate, fair, reasonable and consistent with the standard of living to which the aggrieved person is accustomed. Further, in\u00a0<em>Lalita Toppo v. The State of Jharkhand and Anr.<\/em>, the Supreme Court has recognised the right of a woman in a live-in relationship to claim maintenance from her partner under the PWDA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maintenance Law for Women in India Home Our Services Personal Legal Services Divorce Law Maintenance of Women in India Maintenance of Women In India Maintenance, as a concept, has its roots in the social justice system of a civilised society. The Supreme Court, explaining the rationale behind providing maintenance in the case of Badshah v. 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