CHAPTER III – MAINTENANCE 18. Maintenance of wife. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a Hindu wife, whether married before or after the commencement of this Act, shall be entitled to be maintained by her husband during her lifetime. (2) A Hindu wife shall be entitled to live separatelyRead…

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 maintained after the death of her husband by her father-in-law; Provided and to the extent that she is unable to maintain herself out of her ownRead…

20. Maintenance of children and aged parents. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section a Hindu is bound, during his or her lifetime, to maintain his or her legitimate or illegitimate children and his or her aged or infirm parents. (2) A legitimate or illegitimate child may claim maintenanceRead…

21. Dependents defined. For the purposes of this Chapter “dependents” mean the following relatives of the deceased- (i) his or her father; (ii) his or her mother; (iii) his widow, so long as she does not remarry; (iv) his or her son or the son of his predeceased son orRead…

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 of the deceased out of the estate inherited by them from the deceased. (2) Where a dependent has not obtained, by testamentary or intestate succession, anyRead…

23. Amount of maintenance. (1) It shall be in the discretion of the court to determine whether any, and if so what, maintenance shall be awarded under the provisions of this Act, and in doing so, the court shall have due regard to the consideration set out in sub-section (2)Read…

24. Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu. No person shall be entitled to claim maintenance under this Chapter if he or she has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion. Read Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act on a single, systematic page. Download PDF for Hindu AdoptionsRead…

25. Amount of maintenance may be altered on change of circumstances. The amount of maintenance, whether fixed by a decree of court or by agreement either before or after the commencement of this Act, may be altered subsequently if there is a material change in the circumstances justifying such alteration.Read…

26. Debts to have priority. Subject to the provisions contained in Section 27 debts of every description contracted or payable by the deceased shall have priority over the claims of his dependents for maintenance under this Act. Read Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act on a single, systematic page. Download PDFRead…

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 the deceased or any portion thereof, unless one has been created by the will of the deceased, by a decree of court, by agreement between theRead…

28. Effect of transfer of property on right or maintenance. Where a dependent has a right to receive maintenance out of an estate and such estate or any part thereof is transferred, the right to receive maintenance may be enforced against the transferee if the transferee has notice of theRead…

30. Savings. Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any adoption made before the commencement of this Act, and the validity and effect of any such adoption shall be determined as if this Act had not been passed. Read Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act on a single, systematic page. DownloadRead…

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 India except the State of Jammu Kashmir and applies to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.Read…

2. Act to be supplemental to Act 8 of 1890. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not, save as hereinafter expressly provided, in derogation of, the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890). Read Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, full bare act on aRead…

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, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj. (b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or SikhRead…