9. Power of Tribunal to vary order for maintenance.- (1) The Tribunal may vary or rescind any subsisting order for maintenance, whether secured or unsecured, where it is satisfied that the order was based on any misrepresentation or mistake of fact or where there has been any material change in the circumstances of the applicant or respondents or where another person is joined as a respondent. (2) An application for variation of a maintenance order may be made by- (a) the applicant; (b) a respondent; (c) the Maintenance Officer; (d) an approved person or organization referred to in section 3 (2); or (e) in respect of secured maintenance, the legal personal representatives of a respondent. (3) Where a maintenance order was made against more than one respondent or another respondent is joined, the Tribunal may reapportion the maintenance upon an application to vary the maintenance order in such manner as it considers just.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, application and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Application for maintenance order.Section 4 · Joinder of respondent.Section 5 · Maintenance Orders.Section 6 · Maintenance pendente lite.Section 7 · Power of Tribunal to order security for maintenance.Section 8 · Duration of order for maintenance.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.