Maintenance: Under Indian law, the right to maintenance is civil in nature but it is also placed under the criminal code and can be pursued therein. Under Hindu law, a wife has a right to be maintained during her lifetime as per the provisions of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. In what can be called an attempt to reinforce the conservative idea of a Hindu wife, an “unchaste” wife is not entitled to separate residence and maintenance.
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UNIFORM CIVIL CODE [PART 1]
RISHEE RHUDRA AND SHUBHAM APARAJITA
SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, PUNE
(First Published on Volume 01 Issue 03, November 2016)
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ABSTRACT
India is a country of diverse culture with distinct religions. They are being governed by different laws in relation to marriage, divorce and some other aspects. In the recent days there has been chaos in the Muslim community regarding the following of their personal laws. Many other religions also have some stigma related to their personal laws. In the current paper we would like to highlight some aspects of women and personal laws with regards to different personal laws with a brief history and legal perspective of uniform civil code.