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The right of maintenance under Section 22(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 arises…

Section 22(2) gives a dependant maintenance "from those who take the estate" where the dependant "has not obtained, by testamentary or intestate succession, any share in the…

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The right of maintenance under Section 22(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 arises when:

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Section 22(2) gives a dependant maintenance "from those who take the estate" where the dependant "has not obtained, by testamentary or intestate succession, any share in the estate". A dependant who has inherited a share has been provided for in that way instead.

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