The land-mark case in which the Supreme Court held that if the father is wholly indifferent to the…
In "Gita Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India, (1999).", the Supreme Court held that a father who is wholly indifferent to or unable to care for the minor can be treated as…
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The land-mark case in which the Supreme Court held that if the father is wholly indifferent to the matters of the minor, or is physically unable to take care of the minor for any reason whatsoever, the father can be considered to be absent within the meaning of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 is
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In "Gita Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India, (1999).", the Supreme Court held that a father who is wholly indifferent to or unable to care for the minor can be treated as absent under Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, enabling the mother to act as natural guardian.
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