Arrange the following grounds in chronological order where a Hindu wife is entitled to claim…
Section 18(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 lists the grounds in the order: desertion, having any other wife living, keeping a concubine in the same…
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Arrange the following grounds in chronological order where a Hindu wife is entitled to claim maintenance while living separately from her husband as stated in the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956:
(A) If he is guilty of desertion.
(B) If he has any other wife living.
(C) If he has ceased to be a Hindu.
(D) If he keeps a concubine in the same house.
(E) If any other cause justifies her living separately.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer D
Section 18(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 lists the grounds in the order: desertion, having any other wife living, keeping a concubine in the same house, ceasing to be a Hindu by conversion, and any other cause justifying separate living. Hence the order is "(A), (B), (D), (C), (E)".
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