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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955), Section 11, 25 &#8212; Void marriage \u2013 Maintenance to spouse \u2013 Permanent alimony \u2013 Right of &#8212; A spouse whose marriage has been declared void u\/s 11 of the 1955 Act is entitled to seek permanent alimony or maintenance from the other spouse by invoking Section 25 of the 1955 Act<\/em> &#8212; Whether such a relief of permanent alimony can be granted or not always depends on the facts of each case and the conduct of the parties &#8212; Grant of relief u\/s 25 is always discretionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Para 28 a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955), Section 11, 12, 24 &#8212; Void marriage \u2013 Voidable marriage \u2013 Maintenance pendente &#8212; Even if a court comes to a prima facie conclusion that the marriage between the parties is void or voidable, pending the final disposal of the proceeding under the 1955 Act, the court is not precluded from granting maintenance pendente lite provided the conditions mentioned in Section 24 are satisfied &#8212; While deciding the prayer for interim relief u\/s 24, the Court will always take into consideration the conduct of the party seeking the relief, as the grant of relief u\/s 24 is always discretionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Para 28 b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955), Section 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23 \u2013 \u2018decree in proceedings\u2019 (Sec. 23) &#8212; Interpretation of &#8212; \u2018decrees in proceedings\u2019 will not include the decisions dismissing the petitions seeking reliefs u\/s 9 to 13 &#8212; Decrees passed u\/s 11 to 13 bring about a change of status of the parties to the marriage &#8212; Even a decree of restitution of conjugal rights brings about a change of status of the parties in case there is no restitution of conjugal rights within one year of a decree &#8212; Even a decree of judicial separation u\/s 10 brings about a change of status in the sense that a spouse who has got such a decree is no longer under an obligation to cohabit with his or her spouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Para 17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955), Section 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 \u2013 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (78 of 1956), Section 18 &#8212; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), Section 125 \u2013 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), Section 144 &#8212; Decline of decree under Hindu Marriage Act &#8212; Remedy for maintenance &#8212; When a decree is sought u\/s 9 to 13 and is declined by the court, the remedy u\/s 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, remains available to the wife &#8212; Even the remedy u\/s 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or Section 144 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 continues to be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Para 19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), Section 125 \u2013 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), Section 144 &#8212; Maintenance u\/s 125 Cr.P.C. \/ 144 of BNSS \u2013 Nature of proceedings &#8212; Proceedings u\/s 125 of the CrPC are of a summary nature &#8212; While deciding the applications u\/s 125 of the CrPC, a summary procedure is required to be followed, and a detailed adjudication of the rights of the parties cannot be made &#8212; The same is the legal position as regards the corresponding remedy u\/s 144 of the BNSS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Para 21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>F. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955), Section 24, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 \u2013 Maintenance pendentelite &#8212; Conditions for applicability of Section 24 are: (i) There must be a proceeding under the 1955 Act pending and (ii) the court must come to a conclusion that either the wife or the husband, as the case may be, has no independent income sufficient for her or his support and the necessary expenses of the proceeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Para 25)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sukhdev Singh v. Sukhbir Kaur (SC): 2025 INSC 197 = (2025) pm A. 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