Provisions of Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 correspond to

Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides for maintenance pendente lite and the expenses of proceedings. The parallel provisions are section 36 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and section 36 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869, both headed "Alimony pendente lite".

One difference is that section 24 of the Hindu Act is available to husband or wife, while the other two provisions grant interim alimony to the wife.