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Maintenance under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 is:

Section 26 says debts "shall have priority over the claims of his dependants for maintenance", subject to a charge created under section 27. Maintenance therefore ranks…

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Maintenance under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 is:

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Section 26 says debts "shall have priority over the claims of his dependants for maintenance", subject to a charge created under section 27. Maintenance therefore ranks after the debts and is paid out of the estate, not from the heirs' own income.

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