Which circumstances are expressly stated in section 18(3) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act,…
Section 18(3) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 specifies unchastity and cessation of Hindu status by conversion as bars to a wife’s separate residence and…
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Which circumstances are expressly stated in section 18(3) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 as bars to a wife’s right to separate residence and maintenance from her husband?
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Correct answer A
Section 18(3) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 specifies unchastity and cessation of Hindu status by conversion as bars to a wife’s separate residence and maintenance from her husband.
Section 18(2) separately identifies grounds for living apart without forfeiting maintenance, including specified desertion, cruelty and the husband’s conversion.
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Option A
Section 18(3) expressly specifies unchastity and cessation of Hindu status by conversion.
Option B
Unchastity is an express bar. Cruelty by the husband can justify separate residence under section 18(2)(b).
Option C
Cessation of Hindu status by conversion is an express bar. Desertion by the husband can justify separate residence under section 18(2)(a).
Option D
Cruelty and desertion by the husband can justify separate residence under section 18(2). They are not bars under section 18(3).
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