Alimony under section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 can be ordered by

Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act empowers "a court exercising jurisdiction under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955" to order permanent alimony and maintenance, at the time of passing a decree or later, on the application of the wife or the husband. The power is tied to matrimonial proceedings under the Act, so an ordinary civil court hearing some other suit cannot grant alimony under section 25 (Chand Dhawan v Jawaharlal Dhawan, 1993).

Current law: For cases covered by Uttarakhand's UCC, effective 27 January 2025, the Code's own matrimonial relief and maintenance provisions must be applied subject to its applicability and exclusions. This State framework does not amount to national repeal of HMA section 25.