Stay of Divorce Proceedings Doesn’t End Husband’s Liability to Pay Maintenance Pendente Lite: Allahabad High Court

In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has clarified that the liability of a husband to pay maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does not cease merely because the main divorce proceedings have been stayed. The Court held that the proceedings are deemed to be "pending" for the purpose of Section 24, even during transfer, appellate, revisional, or restoration stages. This clarification came…