What does ‘cognate’ mean under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?
Under Section 3(1)(c) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, one person is a "cognate" of another if the two are related by blood or adoption "but not wholly through males".…
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What does ‘cognate’ mean under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956?
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Under Section 3(1)(c) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, one person is a "cognate" of another if the two are related by blood or adoption "but not wholly through males". Relationship wholly through males makes a person an agnate instead.
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