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The nature of power exercised by the district court under Section 4 of the Prohibition of Child…

Section 4 says the district court "may" make a maintenance order, and the factors in s. 4(2) are the girl's needs, lifestyle and the payer's means, so the power is…

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The nature of power exercised by the district court under Section 4 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is:

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Section 4 says the district court "may" make a maintenance order, and the factors in s. 4(2) are the girl's needs, lifestyle and the payer's means, so the power is discretionary and directed to her welfare. It is not compelled by the decree, and it is neither penal nor appellate.

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