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Reshma Pal v. Umesh Pal
Allahabad HCFAPL/786/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court; First Appeal No. 786 of 2021; Reshma Pal v. Umesh Pal; Arindam Sinha and Satya Veer Singh, JJ.; decided March 18, 2026; ex-parte divorce decree by Family Court dated 08.08.2018; maintenance claim by divorced wife; Section 25 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; remedy by application for maintenance post-decree; appeal disposed of without orders.
What did the court decide?
Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 enables a divorced spouse to apply for maintenance at any time subsequent to the passing of the decree; accordingly, the appellant must find her remedy by applying for maintenance rather than through this appeal. ¶¶13