Section 13 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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13. Right of adoptive parents to dispose of their properties. Subject to any agreement to the contrary, an adoption does not deprive the adoptive fatherRead More →
Section 14 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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14. Determination of adoptive mother in certain cases. (1) Where a Hindu who has a wife living adopts a child, she shall be deemed toRead More →
Section 15 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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15. Valid adoption not to be cancelled. No adoption which had been validly made can be cancelled by the adoptive father or mother or anyRead More →
Section 16 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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16. Presumption as to registered documents relating to adoption. Whenever any document registered under any law for the time being in force is produced beforeRead More →
Section 17 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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17. Prohibition of certain payments. (1) No person shall receive or agree to receive any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption ofRead More →
Section 18 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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CHAPTER III – MAINTENANCE 18. Maintenance of wife. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a Hindu wife, whether married before or after the commencementRead More →
Section 19 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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19. Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law. (1) A Hindu wife, whether married before or after the commencement of this Act, shall be entitled to be maintainedRead More →
Section 20 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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20. Maintenance of children and aged parents. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section a Hindu is bound, during his or her lifetime, toRead More →
Section 21 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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21. Dependents defined. For the purposes of this Chapter “dependents” mean the following relatives of the deceased- (i) his or her father; (ii) his orRead More →
Section 22 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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22. Maintenance of dependents. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the heirs of a deceased Hindu are bound to maintain the dependents ofRead More →
Section 23 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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23. Amount of maintenance. (1) It shall be in the discretion of the court to determine whether any, and if so what, maintenance shall beRead More →
Section 24 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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24. Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu. No person shall be entitled to claim maintenance under this Chapter if he or she has ceasedRead More →
Section 25 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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25. Amount of maintenance may be altered on change of circumstances. The amount of maintenance, whether fixed by a decree of court or by agreementRead More →
Section 26 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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26. Debts to have priority. Subject to the provisions contained in Section 27 debts of every description contracted or payable by the deceased shall haveRead More →
Section 27 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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27. Maintenance when to be a charge. A dependent’s claim for maintenance under this Act shall not be a charge on the estate of theRead More →
Section 28 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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28. Effect of transfer of property on right or maintenance. Where a dependent has a right to receive maintenance out of an estate and suchRead More →