Section 18 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
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 →
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
CHAPTER IV – REPEALS AND SAVINGS 29. Repeals. [Repealed by Act 58 of 1960] Read Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act on a single, systematic page.Read More →
30. Savings. Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any adoption made before the commencement of this Act, and the validity and effect of anyRead More →
1. Short title and extent. (1) This Act may be called the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956. (2) It extends to the whole of IndiaRead More →
2. Act to be supplemental to Act 8 of 1890. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not, save as hereinafterRead More →
3. Application of Act. (1) This Act applies- (a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments,Read More →
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