The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
Central Act · Act 78 of 195628 provisions21 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions and maintenance among Hindus. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 78 of 1956 |
| Year | 1956 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 28 |
| Subjects | family |
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- Section 1 Short title and extent.
- Section 2 Application of Act.1 citing judgment
- Section 3 Definitions.
- Section 4 Overriding effect of Act.
- Section 5 Adoptions to be regulated by this Chapter.
- Section 6 Requisites of a valid adoption.1 citing judgment
- Section 7 Capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption.2 citing judgments
- Section 8 Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption.1 citing judgment
- Section 9 Persons capable of giving in adoption.1 citing judgment
- Section 10 Persons who may be adopted.
- Section 11 Other conditions for a valid adoption.3 citing judgments
- Section 12 Effects of adoption.4 citing judgments
- Section 14 Determination of adoptive mother in certain cases.1 citing judgment
- Section 15 Valid adoption not to be cancelled.
- Section 16 Presumption as to registered documents relating to adoptions.3 citing judgments
- Section 17 Prohibition of certain payments.
- Section 18 Maintenance of wife.2 citing judgments
- Section 19 Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law.
- Section 20 Maintenance of children and aged parents.2 citing judgments
- Section 21 Dependants defined.
- Section 22 Maintenance of dependants.
- Section 23 Amount of maintenance.
- Section 24 Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu.
- Section 25 Amount of maintenance may be altered on change of circumstances.
- Section 26 Debts to have priority.
- Section 27 Maintenance when to be a charge.
- Section 28 Effect of transfer of property on right to maintenance.
- Section 30 Savings
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