Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
18. Maintenance of wife. —
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a Hindu wife, whether married before ... other cause justifying living separately. (3) A Hindu wife shall not be entitled to separate residence and maintenance from her husband if she is unchaste
right to maintenance, the purchaser is legally bound to
provide for her maintenance. [286 F]
(iv) that the right to maintenance is a pre-existing ... Hindu Succession Act, 1956 that
applies where property is given to a Hindu female in lieu of
maintenance under an instrument which in so many
Section 9 in The Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
9. Persons capable of giving in adoption. —
(1) No person except the father or mother ... completely and finally renounced the world or has ceased to be a Hindu or has been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction
Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
20. Maintenance of children and aged parents.—
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section a Hindu is bound, during ... aged or infirm parents. (2) A legitimate or illegitimate child may claim maintenance from his or her father or mother so long as the child
Section 16 in The Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
16. Presumption as to registered documents relating to adoption.—
Whenever any document registered under
Section 6 in The Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
6. Requisites of a valid adoption.—
No adoption shall be valid unless— (i) the person
Section 23 in The Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
23. Amount of maintenance.—
(1) It shall be in the discretion of the Court
Section 10 in The Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
10. Persons who may be adopted.—
No person shall be capable of being taken ... following conditions are fulfilled, namely:— (i) he or she is a Hindu; (ii) he or she has not already been adopted
Section 12 in The Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
12. Effects of adoption.—
An adopted child shall be deemed to be the child
Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956
19. Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law.—
(1) A Hindu wife, whether married before or after the commencement ... where she has no property of her own, is unable to obtain maintenance— (a) from the estate of her husband or her father or mother
