Under section 21(v) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a daughter's status as a…

Eligibility on this basis continues during maidenhood, meaning while she remains unmarried. Section 21(v) defines the relevant daughter as a dependant for as long as she remains unmarried; it does not end that status simply at fifteen, eighteen or twenty-one years. Section 22 governs maintenance of qualifying dependants from the deceased's estate.