Maintenance and Alimony Trends in Indian Courts: What Has Changed in Recent Judgments.
Statutory Overview: Indian maintenance law provides a speedy remedy for desertion. Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) obliges a husband (or father) “having sufficient means” to pay monthly maintenance to his wife (or child, parent) “unable to maintain herself”. The provision is deliberately social‐welfare oriented, intended to prevent destitution. Under personal law, Sections […]