{"id":31163,"date":"2026-08-30T04:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T04:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/?p=31163"},"modified":"2026-08-30T05:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:03:12","slug":"ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad-Interim Maintenance Under Section 144 BNSS: Rajnesh v. Neha Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 id=\"h-harmonising-maintenance-jurisprudence-the-judicial-creation-of-ad-interim-relief-and-the-impact-of-rajnesh-v-neha-under-section-144-bnss\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Harmonising_Maintenance_Jurisprudence_The_Judicial_Creation_of_Ad-Interim_Relief_and_the_Impact_of_Rajnesh_v_Neha_Under_Section_144_BNSS\"><\/span>Harmonising Maintenance Jurisprudence: The Judicial Creation of Ad-Interim Relief and the Impact of Rajnesh v. Neha Under Section 144 BNSS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-part-1-title-introduction-amp-the-casus-omissus-of-ad-interim-relief\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part_1_Title_Introduction_The_Casus_Omissus_of_Ad-Interim_Relief\"><\/span>Part 1: Title, Introduction &amp; The Casus Omissus of Ad-Interim Relief<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legal framework governing matrimonial maintenance in India is designed as a social welfare shield to prevent destitution and maintain parity between litigating spouses. However, a rigorous analysis of statutory maintenance provisions\u2014such as Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA), Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), and its modern successor, Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)\u2014reveals a stark procedural paradox.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0c0c0c;color:#0c0c0c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Harmonising_Maintenance_Jurisprudence_The_Judicial_Creation_of_Ad-Interim_Relief_and_the_Impact_of_Rajnesh_v_Neha_Under_Section_144_BNSS\" >Harmonising Maintenance Jurisprudence: The Judicial Creation of Ad-Interim Relief and the Impact of Rajnesh v. Neha Under Section 144 BNSS<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Part_1_Title_Introduction_The_Casus_Omissus_of_Ad-Interim_Relief\" >Part 1: Title, Introduction &amp; The Casus Omissus of Ad-Interim Relief<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#The_Doctrinal_Anatomy_of_%E2%80%98Ad-Interim_vs_%E2%80%98Interim_Maintenance\" >The Doctrinal Anatomy of &#8216;Ad-Interim&#8217; vs. &#8216;Interim&#8217; Maintenance<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Interim_Maintenance\" >Interim Maintenance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Ad-Interim_Maintenance\" >Ad-Interim Maintenance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Part_2_The_Rajnesh_v_Neha_Paradigm_Overlapping_Forum_Conflicts\" >Part 2: The Rajnesh v. Neha Paradigm &amp; Overlapping Forum Conflicts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#The_Impact_of_Rajnesh_v_Neha_2020_on_Emergency_Judicial_Powers\" >The Impact of Rajnesh v. Neha (2020) on Emergency Judicial Powers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Judicial_Treatment_of_Ad-Interim_Orders\" >Judicial Treatment of Ad-Interim Orders<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Resolving_the_Conflict_of_Overlapping_Maintenance_Forum_Shopping\" >Resolving the Conflict of Overlapping Maintenance Forum Shopping<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Doctrine_of_Set-Off_and_Adjustment\" >Doctrine of Set-Off and Adjustment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Part_3_BNSS_Reforms_Proposed_Governance_Framework_Endnotes\" >Part 3: BNSS Reforms, Proposed Governance Framework &amp; Endnotes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Procedural_Efficiency_Under_Section_144_BNSS\" >Procedural Efficiency Under Section 144 BNSS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#A_Harmonised_Statutory_Framework_for_Matrimonial_Courts\" >A Harmonised Statutory Framework for Matrimonial Courts<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#1_Immediate_Ad-Interim_Order_Day_1_to_30\" >1. Immediate Ad-Interim Order (Day 1 to 30)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#2_Mandatory_Asset_Disclosure_Day_30_to_60\" >2. Mandatory Asset Disclosure (Day 30 to 60)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#3_Final_Interim_Determination_with_Full_Set-Off\" >3. Final Interim Determination with Full Set-Off<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#Conclusion_Equity_Filling_the_Legislative_Void\" >Conclusion: Equity Filling the Legislative Void<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/ad-interim-maintenance-section-144-bnss-rajnesh-v-neha\/#End_Notes\" >End Notes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While these statutes explicitly provide for &#8216;Interim Maintenance&#8217; and &#8216;Final Maintenance&#8217;, the text of the law historically remained conspicuously silent regarding &#8216;Ad-Interim Maintenance&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This statutory silence represents a classic <em>casus omissus<\/em>\u2014a legislative gap where the law fails to provide an immediate procedural mechanism to protect a dependent spouse during the period between filing an application and the final adjudication of interim maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To prevent procedural delay from translating into human destitution, the Indian judiciary invoked its inherent jurisdiction to invent &#8216;ad-interim maintenance&#8217; as a purely judge-made, emergency remedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paper presents a detailed critique of maintenance jurisprudence. It explores the judicial creation of ad interim relief, analyses the procedural benchmark established in <em>Rajnesh v. Neha<\/em>, evaluates the continuity under Section 144 BNSS, and addresses the challenge of overlapping maintenance claims across civil and criminal forums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-doctrinal-anatomy-of-ad-interim-vs-interim-maintenance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Doctrinal_Anatomy_of_%E2%80%98Ad-Interim_vs_%E2%80%98Interim_Maintenance\"><\/span>The Doctrinal Anatomy of &#8216;Ad-Interim&#8217; vs. &#8216;Interim&#8217; Maintenance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding the mechanics of matrimonial relief requires drawing a sharp legal line between interim maintenance and ad-interim maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type of Relief<\/th><th>Legal Character<\/th><th>Purpose<\/th><th>Timing<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Interim Maintenance<\/td><td>Statutory interim support<\/td><td>Provides financial support during the pendency of proceedings<\/td><td>Generally determined after financial disclosures and preliminary consideration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ad-Interim Maintenance<\/td><td>Emergency provisional relief<\/td><td>Bridges the immediate financial gap before interim maintenance is decided<\/td><td>Granted prospectively from the date of the court&#8217;s order<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-interim-maintenance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interim_Maintenance\"><\/span>Interim Maintenance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Statutory provisions like Section 24 HMA and Section 144 BNSS empower courts to grant interim support during the pendency of main proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the landmark Supreme Court mandate in <em>Rajnesh v. Neha<\/em> (2020), granting interim maintenance requires both parties to file detailed Affidavits of Assets and Liabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because assessing these comprehensive financial disclosures and holding preliminary arguments takes time, interim maintenance orders typically take months to finalise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, once granted, interim maintenance is generally made retroactive from the date of the application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-ad-interim-maintenance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ad-Interim_Maintenance\"><\/span>Ad-Interim Maintenance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Derived from the Latin phrase <em>ad interim<\/em> (&#8220;for the time being&#8221;), ad-interim maintenance is an emergency financial mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It serves as a provisional grant of sustenance designed to bridge the immediate time gap while the court processes the fuller, more reasoned interim maintenance application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because it addresses immediate financial collapse, courts award ad-interim relief based on a prima facie evaluation of available, unrefuted material (such as admitted income or obvious hardship) without waiting for the exhaustive exchange of financial affidavits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crucially, unlike interim maintenance, ad-interim relief is awarded prospectively from the date of the court&#8217;s order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-part-2-the-rajnesh-v-neha-paradigm-amp-overlapping-forum-conflicts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part_2_The_Rajnesh_v_Neha_Paradigm_Overlapping_Forum_Conflicts\"><\/span>Part 2: The Rajnesh v. Neha Paradigm &amp; Overlapping Forum Conflicts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-impact-of-rajnesh-v-neha-2020-on-emergency-judicial-powers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Impact_of_Rajnesh_v_Neha_2020_on_Emergency_Judicial_Powers\"><\/span>The Impact of Rajnesh v. Neha (2020) on Emergency Judicial Powers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in <em>Rajnesh v. Neha<\/em> fundamentally standardised maintenance adjudication across India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By making comprehensive asset disclosure affidavits mandatory, the Court ensured transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this procedural rigour inadvertently lengthened the time required to decide interim maintenance applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consequently, the reliance on judge-made ad interim relief became even more essential as the primary financial defence for dependent spouses and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-judicial-treatment-of-ad-interim-orders\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Judicial_Treatment_of_Ad-Interim_Orders\"><\/span>Judicial Treatment of Ad-Interim Orders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the <em>Rajnesh v. Neha<\/em> framework, high courts across the country have further clarified the boundaries of ad interim orders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ad interim relief does not constitute a final determination of legal rights; it is a transient, emergency stopgap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It operates as an exercise of the court&#8217;s inherent power to ensure that the social welfare objectives of maintenance legislation are not defeated by the very procedural delays designed to achieve them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-resolving-the-conflict-of-overlapping-maintenance-forum-shopping\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resolving_the_Conflict_of_Overlapping_Maintenance_Forum_Shopping\"><\/span>Resolving the Conflict of Overlapping Maintenance Forum Shopping<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While ad-interim relief solves the internal delay within a single court, matrimonial litigation in India continues to suffer from multi-forum litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applicants frequently file concurrent maintenance applications under Section 24 HMA, Section 144 BNSS, and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This multiplicity of remedies often leads to overlapping financial awards against a single respondent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-doctrine-of-set-off-and-adjustment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doctrine_of_Set-Off_and_Adjustment\"><\/span>Doctrine of Set-Off and Adjustment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To prevent this, <em>Rajnesh v. Neha<\/em> established the Doctrine of Set-Off and Adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a claimant is legally entitled to seek relief under different statutes, the court adjudicating a subsequent application is bound to take judicial notice of any prior maintenance or ad-interim award granted by a parallel court, adjusting the final quantum accordingly to prevent double recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Issue<\/th><th>Judicial Approach<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Concurrent maintenance proceedings<\/td><td>Relief may be sought under different statutory provisions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prior maintenance award<\/td><td>The subsequent court should take judicial notice of the earlier award.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overlapping financial relief<\/td><td>Amounts should be adjusted to prevent double recovery.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-part-3-bnss-reforms-proposed-governance-framework-amp-endnotes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part_3_BNSS_Reforms_Proposed_Governance_Framework_Endnotes\"><\/span>Part 3: BNSS Reforms, Proposed Governance Framework &amp; Endnotes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-procedural-efficiency-under-section-144-bnss\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procedural_Efficiency_Under_Section_144_BNSS\"><\/span>Procedural Efficiency Under Section 144 BNSS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The replacement of Section 125 CrPC with Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), preserves the summary welfare character of criminal maintenance while introducing procedural modernisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Section 144 BNSS incorporates strict timelines for disposing of interim applications and leverages electronic summonsing to curb delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Section 144 BNSS still does not explicitly codify the term &#8216;ad interim maintenance&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, judicial magistrates must continue to rely on the established judicial precedent of inherent jurisdiction to grant immediate, ex-parte, or prima facie ad-interim sustenance orders on the first date of hearing when clear hardship is demonstrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-a-harmonised-statutory-framework-for-matrimonial-courts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Harmonised_Statutory_Framework_for_Matrimonial_Courts\"><\/span>A Harmonised Statutory Framework for Matrimonial Courts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To preserve the delicate balance between rapid emergency relief and procedural fairness, family courts and magistrates should implement a standardised three-tier approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Stage<\/th><th>Time Period<\/th><th>Proposed Judicial Action<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Immediate Ad-Interim Order<\/td><td>Day 1 to 30<\/td><td>Evaluate admitted income sources and immediate hardship and issue a temporary ad-interim award effective from the date of the order.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mandatory Asset Disclosure<\/td><td>Day 30 to 60<\/td><td>Enforce strict timelines for filing the standardised Affidavit of Assets and Liabilities mandated in <em>Rajnesh v. Neha<\/em>, penalising non-disclosure with perjury proceedings.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Final Interim Determination with Full Set-Off<\/td><td>After complete disclosure<\/td><td>Calculate the comprehensive interim maintenance amount retroactively from the date of the application, explicitly setting off all payments previously made under the ad interim order or parallel statutory proceedings.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-1-immediate-ad-interim-order-day-1-to-30\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Immediate_Ad-Interim_Order_Day_1_to_30\"><\/span>1. Immediate Ad-Interim Order (Day 1 to 30)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon the initial filing of a Section 144 BNSS or Section 24 HMA application, the court should evaluate admitted income sources and immediate hardship to issue a temporary ad-interim award effective from the date of the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-2-mandatory-asset-disclosure-day-30-to-60\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Mandatory_Asset_Disclosure_Day_30_to_60\"><\/span>2. Mandatory Asset Disclosure (Day 30 to 60)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enforce strict timelines for filing the standardised Affidavit of Assets and Liabilities mandated in <em>Rajnesh v. Neha<\/em>, penalising non-disclosure with perjury proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-3-final-interim-determination-with-full-set-off\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Final_Interim_Determination_with_Full_Set-Off\"><\/span>3. 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