Bare Act
The Himachal Pradesh Maintenance of Parents and Dependants Act, 2001
General200124 sections
This law provides a legal framework for ensuring that family members who cannot support themselves receive financial assistance from their relatives. It applies to residents of Himachal Pradesh, excluding Muslims, and covers parents, grandparents, wives, and minor children. The Act establishes a special tribunal where eligible individuals can apply for maintenance orders against their children or spouses. By mandating financial responsibility, the legislation aims to protect vulnerable family members from destitution and ensure they have basic needs met, addressing social welfare concerns within the state.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement
- 2. Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of
- 3. Act came into force from. 15
- 4. Joinder of respondent
- 5. Maintenance Orders.- .(1) The Tribunal may make a maintenance
- 6. Maintenance pendente lite.- Where in any proceeding under this
- 7. Power of Tribunal to order security for maintenance
- 8. Duration of order for maintenance
- 9. The applicant may apply to the Tribunal to re-apportion the liability among the surviving respondents.
- 10. Maintenance payable under order of Tribunal to be inalienable
- 11. Enforcement of maintenance order
- 12. Application on behalf of incapacitated applicant
- 13. Maintenance Officer
- 14. Establishment of Tribunal for the maintenance of parents and dependants
- 15. Tribunal to hear and determine claims
- 16. State Government may call for proceedings of the Tribunal.-
- 17. Appeals
- 18. District Judge.
- 19. Effect of transfer of property on right of maintenance.- (1)
- 20. Approved persons or organisations
- 21. Provisions not to be derogatory to certain laws
- 22. Power to make rules
- Schedule. Schedule
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