Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, when is one person an agnate of another?
Agnation requires kinship by blood or adoption through an exclusively male line. A blood or adoptive relationship that is not wholly through males falls within the…
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Under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, when is one person an agnate of another?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
Agnation requires kinship by blood or adoption through an exclusively male line.
A blood or adoptive relationship that is not wholly through males falls within the definition of cognate in section 3(1)(c).
Option feedback
Option A
Section 3(1)(a) requires a relationship by blood or adoption wholly through males.
Option B
A mixed line is not wholly through males and falls within the statutory definition of cognate.
Option C
An exclusively female line does not meet the male-line requirement.
Option D
Affinity through marriage alone does not establish a relationship by blood or adoption.
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