Effective Date of Grant of Maintenance Would Be From The Date of Filing of Application, Not The Date of Judgement: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has recently held that the claim for maintenance arises from the date of filing the application and not the date of judgment. Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary referred to the Supreme Court Decision in Rajnesh v. Neha & Anr. and modified the impugned order, directing payment of monthly allowance from the date of application.The matter arises out of a revision...