Section 24. Maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings
Where in any proceeding under this
Act it appears to the court that either the wife or the husband, as the case may be, has no independent
income sufficient for her or his support and the necessary expenses of the proceeding, it may, on the
application of the wife or the husband, order the respondent to pay to the petitioner the expenses of the
proceeding, and monthly during the proceeding such sum as, having regard to the petitioner’s own
income and the income of the respondent, it may seem to the court to be reasonable.
Act it appears to the court that either the wife or the husband, as the case may be, has no independent
income sufficient for her or his support and the necessary expenses of the proceeding, it may, on the
application of the wife or the husband, order the respondent to pay to the petitioner the expenses of the
proceeding, and monthly during the proceeding such sum as, having regard to the petitioner’s own
income and the income of the respondent, it may seem to the court to be reasonable.
Provisothe application for the payment of the expenses of the proceeding and such monthly
sum during the proceeding, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of
service of notice on the wife or the husband, as the case may be.