interim maintenance

This discussion explores whether interim maintenance payments can be backdated to the petition date, rather than the order date, referencing the Supreme Court's Rajneesh vs Neha judgment from 4.11.2020. The user is seeking clarification on any exceptions to this rule, particularly as their own interim maintenance order has not yet been passed and the case is currently in the counselling stage, facing delays due to the pandemic and the wife's non-attendance.