A woman is divorced under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and has not remarried. Which pair of provisions…
Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act can authorize alimony at the decree or later. Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 includes a divorced woman who…
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A woman is divorced under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and has not remarried. Which pair of provisions can authorize a maintenance award if their respective conditions are met?
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Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act can authorize alimony at the decree or later.
Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 includes a divorced woman who has not remarried. It requires that she be unable to maintain herself and that a person with sufficient means neglects or refuses to maintain her.
Section 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act concerns maintenance while the marriage subsists.
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Option A
Section 25 authorizes alimony. Section 147 concerns enforcement of a maintenance order. The provision authorizing the summary award is section 144.
Option B
Section 25 can authorize alimony at the decree or later. Section 144 includes a divorced woman who has not remarried in its definition of wife.
Option C
Section 25 can authorize post-decree alimony. Section 18 addresses maintenance during a subsisting Hindu marriage.
Option D
Section 144 can authorize summary maintenance for an eligible divorced woman who has not remarried. Section 18 addresses maintenance during a subsisting marriage.
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