Right Of Maintenance To Women In Live-In Relationships

Abstract

It is well established legal fact that under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure code, section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act and under the protection of Muslim women (Protection of Rights) Act 1986 the married women are facilitated by the maintenance, such maintenance may be of interim. or of permanent nature but no existing law has provisions to provide Maintenance to such woman who has been in love in relation and facing the breakup with his partner. However, under the protection of women from domestic Violence Act 2005 the term relationship under the nature of marriage" includes the live in relation to in its meaning and consequently the woman who is facing the break-up from live in relation. may also claim maintenance from his ex. partner, some cases have been decided by the hon'ble Supreme Court and High Courts in the favour of above ideology.