Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, how is a male intestate’s stepmother classified when she is his…
Class II, entry VI of the Schedule lists the father’s widow. The Class I entry for the intestate’s mother is a separate relationship. Agnates and cognates qualify through…
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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, how is a male intestate’s stepmother classified when she is his father’s widow and claims in that capacity?
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Class II, entry VI of the Schedule lists the father’s widow. The Class I entry for the intestate’s mother is a separate relationship. Agnates and cognates qualify through blood or adoption.
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Option A
The Schedule lists the intestate’s mother in Class I. It assigns the father’s widow a separate place.
Option B
Class II, entry VI expressly includes the father’s widow.
Option C
Agnates are related by blood or adoption wholly through males. The stated connection is through marriage.
Option D
Cognates are related by blood or adoption through a line that is not wholly male. The stated connection is through marriage.
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