Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ24747

Maintenance as Human Right in Present Scenario

Authors(1) :-Dr. Garima Singh

If society is to live in peaceful environment securing individual happiness our matrimonial laws must show a progressive development so that their conflicting interest could be adjusted. With fast changing attitude towards marriage and divorce, the subject of maintenance has got increased importance in the field of the Human Right, Fundamental Right and Family Laws. Long separation of husband and wife and their incompatibility of temperament has been treated as cruelty for the purposes of granting divorce. Hence, right to claim maintenance is a right recognised under various laws, each being independent of the other. Legislature while enacting these provisions were mainly concerned with preventing vagrancy and providing the discarded and abandoned wives and children with a speedy relief by way of maintenance through a summary procedure.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Garima Singh
Ph. D. Faculty of Law, Allahabad University, Prayagraj, U.P., India

Maintenance, Human Right, Present, Scenario, summary, procedure, Legislature.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 7 | Issue 4 | July-August 2024
Date of Publication : 2024-08-15
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 72-76
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ24747
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

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Dr. Garima Singh , "Maintenance as Human Right in Present Scenario", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp.72-76, July-August.2024
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