Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, in the case of an illegitimate boy, the natural…

Section 6(b) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 makes "the mother, and after her, the father" the natural guardian of an illegitimate boy or illegitimate unmarried girl, reversing the order for legitimate children. The father does come in after the mother, and a court is not a natural guardian.