Tag: maintenance

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on plea seeking universal law for maintenance, alimony

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Supreme Court has sought the Central government’s response on a plea seeking “gender and religion-neutral uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony” for all Indian citizens in the spirit of Articles 14, 15, 21, 44 of the Constitution and international conventions. The bench, led by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.

SC rules on spouse maintenance

Source:-https://www.telegraphindia.com The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an estranged wife is entitled to maintenance from the day she files her application rather than from the date a court grants her maintenance. The bench of Justices Indu Malhotra and R. Subhash Reddy also made it mandatory for a spouse to reveal at any maintenance proceedings