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Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, in the case of an illegitimate unmarried girl, the…

Under s.6(b) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, the natural guardian of an illegitimate unmarried girl is "the mother, and after her, the father".…

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Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, in the case of an illegitimate unmarried girl, the natural guardian is:

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Under s.6(b) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, the natural guardian of an illegitimate unmarried girl is "the mother, and after her, the father". Acknowledgment by the father does not give him priority, and a brother is not a natural guardian.

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