When a Hindu man dies intestate and the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applies, which woman does not…
The Class I entry for mother covers a legal mother, including an adoptive mother and the mother of a son born outside marriage. A stepmother who did not adopt him does not…
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When a Hindu man dies intestate and the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applies, which woman does not qualify as a Class I heir in the capacity of his mother?
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The Class I entry for mother covers a legal mother, including an adoptive mother and the mother of a son born outside marriage. A stepmother who did not adopt him does not qualify in that capacity.
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Option A
A valid adoption gives her the legal status of his mother.
Option B
A stepmother does not qualify as his Class I mother solely by marrying his father.
Option C
Section 3(1)(j) treats children born outside marriage as related to their mothers.
Option D
His mother is a Class I heir under the Schedule.
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