Consider the following statements about Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956: Statement I: A…
A childless stepmother is entitled to claim maintenance under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, and a son may not be adopted where a Hindu son, son's son or…
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Consider the following statements about Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956:
Statement I: A childless stepmother is entitled to claim maintenance under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.
Statement II: Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, if the son is to be adopted, the adoptive father or mother should not have a Hindu Son, Son's Son or Son's Son's Son (whether by legitimate blood relationship or by adoption) living at the time of adoption.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
A childless stepmother is entitled to claim maintenance under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, and a son may not be adopted where a Hindu son, son's son or son's son's son is living at the time of adoption. Hence "Both Statement I and Statement II are correct."
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