Under Hindu Law, which of the following debts are not binding on the sons under the doctrine of pious…

Under the doctrine of pious obligation, a Hindu son was bound to pay his father's debts out of joint family property unless the debts were avyavaharika, that is, illegal or immoral. Gambling debts, debts for liquor and fines for crimes fall in this class and do not bind the sons.

Debts for family necessity, a lawful business or religious ceremonies are not tainted, so the sons are liable for them. Section 6(4) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, as amended in 2005, abolished the pious obligation for debts contracted after 9 September 2005; it survives only for earlier debts.