Law of Maintenance with Allied Laws by Gangotri Chakraborty – 3rd Edition 2023

Description

The term “maintenance” means support or sustenance, The maintenance generally covers the expenses for necessaries or essentials for the the substance of life. The provisions for maintenance are intended to fulfil a social purpose. Right to maintenance is accepted as a legal right. The right to claim maintenance is a right recognised under various laws, each being independent of the other. The right of maintenance gains more importance in countries where the government does not take the responsibility of looking after is citizens from birth to death. The statutory provisions are the government measures for the prevention of destitution of the deserted or neglected persons who are aged or infirm.

The scheme of the present book is so frames that initially, a survey of various provisions relating to maintenance has been made, The law relating relating to maintenance has been composed in various Acts, Codes and Statutes. The provisions for maintenance are contained under:

• Hindu Law
• Muslim Law
• Christian Law
• Parsi Law
• Code of Criminal Procedure 1973
• Hindu Marriage Act 1955
• Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
• Special Marriage Act, 1954
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005
• Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007