The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921

Section 5. Transmission of maintenance orders made in India

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

5. Transmission of maintenance orders made in India. —Where a Court in[2] [India] has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, made a maintenance order against any person, and it is proved to that Court that the person against whom the order was made is resident in a reciprocating territory, the Court shall send to the Central Government, for transmission to the proper authority of that territory, a certified copy of the order.

Source: India Code