Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents—(1) If any person having sufficient means neglects or refuses to maintain— (a) his wife, unable to maintain herself, or (b) his legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself, or (c) his legitimate or illegitimate child (not being a married daughter) who has attained majority, where such child is, by reason of any physical or mental abnormality or injury unable to maintain itself, or (d) his father or mother, unable to maintain himself or herself, a Magistrate of the first class may, upon proof of such neglect or refusal, order such person to make a monthly allowance for the maintenance of his wife or such child, father or mother, at such monthly rate as such Magistrate thinks fit and to pay the same to such person as the Magistrate may from time to time direct:
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Hue and cry
I thought the illness was going to take him, but now he is ______________.
Miss the boat
Steal someone’s _______________
lame duck
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Mark was hesitant to apply for the job since he thought it was too challenging, but his friends enc...
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Cat and dog life
For a long time he kept his wife in the dark about the true nature of his job
To take someone for a ride
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To be on the same page
