Under section 3(1)(e) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, how are two persons descended from a common…
Two people descended from a common ancestor by different wives are related by half blood. Descent from the same ancestor by the same wife is full blood, while descent from a…
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Under section 3(1)(e) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, how are two persons descended from a common ancestor by different wives related?
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Two people descended from a common ancestor by different wives are related by half blood. Descent from the same ancestor by the same wife is full blood, while descent from a common ancestress by different husbands is uterine blood.
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Option A
Uterine blood concerns a common ancestress and different husbands.
Option B
Half blood is the statutory term for a common ancestor and different wives.
Option C
Full blood requires descent through the same wife.
Option D
Affinity means relationship by marriage; the question concerns common descent.
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