Under classical Dayabhaga Hindu law, before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which gift was excluded…
The classical Dayabhaga rule excluded immovable property given by a husband to his wife from stridhan. The other gifts fall within recognised traditional categories. Section…
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Under classical Dayabhaga Hindu law, before the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which gift was excluded from a woman’s stridhan?
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The classical Dayabhaga rule excluded immovable property given by a husband to his wife from stridhan. The other gifts fall within recognised traditional categories. Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 governs the modern statutory property question.
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Option A
Classical Dayabhaga excluded immovable property given by a husband to his wife from stridhan.
Option B
A gift to her from her father was a recognised source of stridhan.
Option C
A gift to her from her mother was a recognised source of stridhan.
Option D
A gift to her before the nuptial fire was a recognised source of stridhan.
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