Legal Provisions of Alteration in Allowance of Maintenance Granted by a Court
Section 127 of Code of Criminal Procedure provides that upon proof of any change in the circumstances of the person receiving or paying the monthly allowance, as the case may be, the Magistrate may make any alteration in the allowance as he may deem fit. Image Source: 1.bp.blogspot.comSimilarly, if it appears to the Magistrate that, in consequence of any decision of a Civil Court, the maintenance order should be varied or cancelled, he may vary or cancel the same. ADVERTISEMENTS: Similarly, when any order is made in favour of a divorced woman, the Magistrate must, if he is satisfied that the woman has re-married after the date of the order, cancel such order as from the date of the re- marriage.The expression âchange in the circumstancesâ in S. 127 does…