Under Section 3(f)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, to which generations does sapinda relationship…
Section 3(f)(i) extends sapinda relationship through the father to the fifth generation and through the mother to the third, inclusive in each case. Count the person whose…
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Under Section 3(f)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, to which generations does sapinda relationship extend in the ascending lines through the father and the mother, counting the person concerned as the first generation?
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Section 3(f)(i) extends sapinda relationship through the father to the fifth generation and through the mother to the third, inclusive in each case. Count the person whose relationship is being traced as the first generation.
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Option A
The paternal limit is the fifth generation. The maternal limit is the third.
Option B
The maternal limit is the third generation. The paternal limit is the fifth.
Option C
The paternal limit is the fifth generation and the maternal limit is the third, with the person concerned counted as the first generation.
Option D
The Act sets the limits at the fifth paternal and third maternal generations.
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