Gram Nyayalaya Can Decide Maintenance and Execution Petitions Under Sections 144 to 147 BNSS: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court clarified an important legal issue regarding jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalayas in maintenance matters. The case was filed by Damini, a wife seeking expeditious disposal of her execution petition pending before the Gram Nyayalaya in Karhal, District Mainpuri. Facts of the Case The applicant-wife had originally filed a maintenance petition in 2018 under Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking financial support from her husband. The…