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Maintenance Petition

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IN THE [court_name] PETITION FOR MAINTENANCE UNDER SECTION 144 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 Petitioner: [petitioner_name] Respondent: [respondent_name] Respectfully submitted: 1. That the Petitioner is the [relationship] of the Respondent and is unable to maintain herself/himself. 2. That the Respondent has sufficient means but has neglected and refused to maintain the Petitioner, on the following grounds: [grounds] 3. That the Petitioner is entitled to a monthly maintenance of Rs. [monthly_amount_claimed] from the Respondent. PRAYER It is prayed that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to direct the Respondent to pay the Petitioner a monthly maintenance of Rs. [monthly_amount_claimed], along with such interim maintenance as the Court deems fit during the pendency of this petition. PETITIONER [petitioner_name] Date: [petition_date]

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