Law of Maintenance

Law of Maintenance, authored by S.P. Tyagi and Dr. Rajesh Gupta, is a legal reference book addressing maintenance rights, obligations and related legal provisions under Indian law.
Published by Vinod Publications (P) Ltd., the third edition covers the statutory framework governing maintenance, including provisions under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and other relevant personal and family laws.

Key topics covered

• Maintenance under Section 144 BNSS, 2023, and Section 125 CrPC.
• Alteration, modification and cancellation of maintenance.
• Maintenance in live-in relationships and extramarital affairs.
• Maintenance of wives, children, parents and widowed daughters-in-law.
• Maintenance provisions under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
• Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.
• Indian Divorce Act, 1869, and Special Marriage Act, 1954.
• Family Courts Act, 1984, and Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
• Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
• Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.
• DNA testing as conclusive proof of paternity.

Who should read this book?
A useful reference for advocates, family law practitioners, judicial officers, law students, legal researchers and individuals studying maintenance laws in India.