Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, when are two people related by uterine blood?
Section 3(1)(e)(ii) defines uterine blood as descent from a common ancestress by different husbands. The explanation to clause (e) includes the mother within the meaning of…
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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, when are two people related by uterine blood?
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Correct answer A
Section 3(1)(e)(ii) defines uterine blood as descent from a common ancestress by different husbands.
The explanation to clause (e) includes the mother within the meaning of ancestress.
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Option A
Section 3(1)(e)(ii) requires a common ancestress and different husbands.
Option B
A common ancestress alone is insufficient. The definition also requires different husbands.
Option C
The definition requires the same ancestress.
Option D
Both elements are reversed. The definition requires a common ancestress and different husbands.
Option E
The common-ancestress and different-husbands combination states the statutory definition.
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