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Under Section 37(1) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, periodical payment may be ordered for:

Section 37(1) allows "such gross sum or such monthly or periodical payment of money for a term not exceeding her life" as the court considers just. The limit is the wife's…

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Under Section 37(1) of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, periodical payment may be ordered for:

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Section 37(1) allows "such gross sum or such monthly or periodical payment of money for a term not exceeding her life" as the court considers just. The limit is the wife's life, not the husband's, and no fixed number of years is laid down.

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