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MP HC: Major Unmarried Daughter Need Not Prove Disability to Claim Maintenance if Unable to Earn(15.07.2026)

Madhya Pradesh HC upheld a Family Court's order granting Rs. 2,000 as interim maintenance to an unmarried adult daughter. It clarified that under Sect.....

Tags : Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act; Maintenance; Unmarried Daughter

Chhattisgarh HC: Marriage Expenses Can be Claimed by Unmarried Daughter(01.04.2022)

Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that marriage expenses can be claimed by an unmarried daughter from her parents under the provisions of the Hindu.....

Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, unmarried daughter, marriage expenses

Mad. HC: Marital Status of Woman Cannot be a Determining Factor for Considering Her Child’s Adoption(17.06.2024)

Mad. HC while holding that woman's marital status should not be a determining factor while considering her child's adoption observed that proviso to S.....

Tags : Madras High Court, HAMA, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

Gujarat High Court: Ancient Hindu Law Did Not Recognise Adoption of Girls Before HAMA(16.07.2026)

Gujarat High Court held that under ancient Hindu law, before the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, only the adoption of a son was legally rec.....

Tags : Hindu Law; Adoption; Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

Ker.HC:While Ordering Maintenance, Magistrate Must Specify Whether it is Provided under CrPC or HAMA(17.06.2024)

Kerala High Court held that the Magistrate whilst ordering maintenance to the daughter under Section 20(1)(d) of the Domestic Violence Act should spec.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, DV Act, Domestic Violence Act, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 , HAMA, Cr.PC