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14. Thus, the primary issue to be determined is whether a marital relationship existed between the parties at the time of filing the case under Act of 2005, wherein the respondent No.2 sought maintenance and other reliefs. To substantiate the delivery of the talaq notices, the petitioner has annexed certain Page No.# 12/13 track consignment reports along with his petition. However, upon examining the track consignment reports, it is seen that the deliveries were confirmed on 21.04.2021 and 24.03.2021. It remains unclear whether these reports pertain to the talaq notices, as no postal receipt has been annexed to confirm their relevance. Furthermore, even if the track consignment reports are accepted as proof of talaq notices, the D.V. case proceeding was initiated in January' 2021 before the alleged acceptance of the talaq notices, as claimed by the petitioner. Additionally, there is no evidence to establish that the respondent No.2 was aware of the talaq notices at the time of filing the D.V. case or that she had accepted them in accordance with the legal requirements for triple talaq.