Which Hindu personal-law issue did the Supreme Court decide in Jijabai Vithalrao Gajre v. Pathankhan in…
Jijabai concerned the authority of the mother to act as natural guardian in relation to the minor's property. The parents were living separately, and the father took no…
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Which Hindu personal-law issue did the Supreme Court decide in Jijabai Vithalrao Gajre v. Pathankhan in 1970?
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Jijabai concerned the authority of the mother to act as natural guardian in relation to the minor's property.
The parents were living separately, and the father took no interest in the minor's affairs.
Option feedback
Option A
The issue was the mother's ability to act for the minor, not dissolution of a marriage.
Option B
The mother dealt with land already owned by the minor. The issue was her authority to act as guardian.
Option C
The judgment does not determine the validity of an adoption.
Option D
The Court addressed the mother's status as natural guardian where the father took no interest in the minor's affairs.
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