We are in penury & cannot pay our litigation costs what to do?

[susmita.bose]

I filed for divorce and maintenance for my daughter and me under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in 2004. We are in penury and cannot pay our litigation costs. How do we find out how much my husband has received as provident fund (he is a retired Indian Air Force officer) and how much he draws as pension? What can we do to seek immediate relief in my divorce and maintenance case?

[advbose]

If you have no source of income, you could pursue your case through any of the legal aid cells in the courts. If your husband does not show his income statement, the court may draw adverse inference against him and rely upon your statement regarding his income (the onus of proving his income lies on him). As far as finding out his pension or provident fund amount is concerned, you could write to his higher authority, but his office will ask for a court order to reveal the details.