Which area of Hindu law was central to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Jijabai Vithalrao Gajre v.…
The dispute concerned a lease of the minor’s property executed by her mother. On the facts, the Court treated the mother as the natural guardian because the father took no…
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Which area of Hindu law was central to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Jijabai Vithalrao Gajre v. Pathankhan (AIR 1971 SC 315)?
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Correct answer D
The dispute concerned a lease of the minor’s property executed by her mother. On the facts, the Court treated the mother as the natural guardian because the father took no interest in the minor’s affairs.
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Option A
The Court did not decide whether the parents’ marriage should be dissolved.
Option B
The question about the lease concerned the mother’s authority to act as guardian, rather than the devolution of an estate.
Option C
The Court’s analysis addressed natural guardianship, rather than whether a child had been validly adopted.
Option D
The key issue was whether the mother acted as natural guardian of the minor in granting a lease.
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