Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
24.Maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings.-
Where in any proceeding under this Act it appears to the court
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, it may, on the application of the wife or the husband, order the
respondent to pay to the petitioner the expenses of the proceeding, and monthly
during the proceeding such sum as, having regard to the petitioner's own income
and the income of the respondent, it may seem to the court to be reasonable.
Comment: Amount awarded under section 125 Cr.P.C.
adjustable against the amount granted under this section. Sudeep Chaudhary
v. Radha Chaudhary. AIR 1999 SUPREME COURT 536