Legal Question in Family Law in India

Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

The husband filed divorce aginst wife the wife filed application for intrim maintence and the wife preveiously woking in company and the date of filing of maintenance application she was resigned job can she get the maintanence or not


Asked on 7/09/07, 9:02 am

9 Answers from Attorneys

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

If she has no source of income from any source like income from property or service etc. then she can get maintenance.

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Answered on 7/09/07, 1:00 pm
G. M. Gupta gmguptaandassociates

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

yes she can claim maintenance. if she is not having any source of income then you have to pay it up if u are earning.

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Answered on 7/09/07, 3:18 pm
Sudershan Goel India Law Offices of Sudershan Goel - Advocate

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

she is entitled to maintenance till she has any independent source of income for living.

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Answered on 7/14/07, 12:57 pm
Prabhat Shroff Shroff & Company

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

Yes, of course, she is entitled to get maintenance.

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Answered on 7/10/07, 12:52 am
kavitha balakrishnan kpp associates

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

on the date of filing an maintenance application if she has no means or income to support her even though she has resigned job can she get the maintanence.

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Answered on 7/10/07, 1:35 am

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

Wife has right to get maintenance even she is having job, if her earing are not sufficient to maintain herself. In the present case by the date of filing the maintenance Petition she is not working, hence she can sue for maintenance.

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Answered on 7/26/07, 9:24 am

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

Wife has right to get maintenance even she is having job, if her earing are not sufficient to maintain herself. In the present case by the date of filing the maintenance Petition she is not working, hence she can sue for maintenance.

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Answered on 7/10/07, 9:14 am
Homi Maratha N.N. Maratha & Co.-Advocates

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

good evening

if the wife is not working at the time of filing for maintenance yes definately she can file for maintenance

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Answered on 7/10/07, 9:36 am
rajeshwar sharma rajeshwarnathsharma

Re: Sec.24 of the Hindu marriage act

She will get the maintenance if she prove on record that she has no source of her income. The law also says that wife has a right to lead her life according to the status of her husband

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Answered on 7/09/07, 10:26 am


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