Under section 6(4) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which debt may still support recovery from a…
Section 6(4) bars recovery based solely on pious obligation for later debts. Its proviso preserves qualifying pre-commencement claims only to the previous extent. The…
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Under section 6(4) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which debt may still support recovery from a qualifying son solely under the former doctrine of pious obligation, to the extent the debt was previously enforceable?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer C
Section 6(4) bars recovery based solely on pious obligation for later debts. Its proviso preserves qualifying pre-commencement claims only to the previous extent. The explanation to the subsection limits the relevant descendants, for this saving, to those born or adopted before commencement.
Option feedback
Option A
The post-commencement bar applies even to an untainted later debt.
Option B
The saving does not revive a claim that the old doctrine excluded.
Option C
The proviso can preserve an enforceable pre-commencement claim within its existing limits.
Option D
Minority at the time of the debt is not the statutory test for the saving.
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