The word “maintenance” has several different meanings. The Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act, 1956, Section 3(b) provides the clearest definition of it, which is as follows: “in all cases, provisions for food, clothing, residence, education, and medical attendance and treatment; in the case of an unmarried daughter, also the reasonable expenses of an incident to her marriage.”
Regarding maintenance, there are four different categories of provisions:-
(A) Rules outlined in the 1973 Code of Criminal Procedure.
(B) Requirements of the 1955 Hindu Marriage Act.
(C) Requirements outlined in the 1956 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act.
(D) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act provisions
The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act and the provisions for maintenance in the Cr.P.C. are separate forms of relief. Even though the right to request maintenance under the Hindu Marriage Act is an independent right that is not governed by the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, the court’s jurisdiction cannot be limited on the ground that the applicant is already receiving maintenance under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act when determining the possible maintenance amount. While any spouse may request maintenance under the Hindu Marriage Act, only the woman may do so under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure.
LIVE IN ISSUES: The question on everyone’s mind these days is whether accepting the idea of living together will directly or indirectly attract premarital relationships. In actuality, they will view it as sin. The advantages in law that come from marriage tend to motivate a couple to make official pledges to take on family duties.
A very delicate topic is living together. It has advantages and disadvantages, such as impediments to education and significant shifts in how women are viewed. When one partner doesn’t take the problem or the relationship seriously, problems might arise that are difficult to address and put the parents at risk of suffering either directly or indirectly.
A live-in relationship is a form of arrangement in which two individuals choose to live together permanently and assist one another both physically and emotionally. Briefly put, live-in relationships are those between linked but unmarried couples. The proper definition of a live-in relationship is a scenario where two people live together under one roof while still being single enough to maintain a separate relationship in addition to being married.
Live-in relationships are a new type of partnership that the Parliament took note of while establishing the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The institution of marriage is in danger. The institution of marriage is allegedly mocked by live-in relationships.