DELAYED JUSTICE IN MAINTENANCE CASES IN INDIA

AUTHOR – RIJUL SETH, STUDENT AT O.P. JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY

BEST CITATION – RIJUL SETH, DELAYED JUSTICE IN MAINTENANCE CASES IN INDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (2) OF 2024, PG. 141-144, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

Introduction

Maintenance in relationship disputes has been a very controversial topic not just in India but around the world. While on the one side you will find people advocating about the benefits of maintenance and the need for it, on the other hand you will find people who consider it a bane and believe that it puts one of the partners in a relationship under huge economic duress. There is no doubt that both the parties provide strong arguments regarding maintenance, however, most people overlook one very important factor while analyzing cases of maintenance in India, people refuse to acknowledge the fact that our judiciary has been reluctant in granting maintenance on various occasions. Through this paper I would like to argue that the judiciary by not providing or delaying in providing maintenance has caused not only gross injustice but also distress to the wronged party, as in most cases women are the one seeking maintenance and the refusal or delay in granting of the same puts immense economic and social pressure on them, aspects of which will discussed and analyzed in the paper, lastly, I will also try to provide certain solutions which might help ease the process of providing maintenance and make the entire process more streamlined and better equipped to serve its purpose of granting economic support to the party who is economically disadvantaged when compared to the other party