Case Law Details
Rajeshwari Vs Bhunu Ram (Chhattisgarh High Court)
Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 speaks about the maintenance of children and aged parents. Sub section(3) of Section 20 causes obligation of a person to maintain his or her aged or infirm parent or a daughter who is unmarried, as the case may be, is unable to maintain himself or herself out of his or her own earnings or other property. The application filed before the Family Court is only confined to release of Rs.25 lakh as one time settlement for the purpose of marriage only and not for daily food, clothing and residence. The appellant in her petition claims that she is a unmarried daughter.
The maintenance is defined under Section 3(b)(ii) of the Act of 1956, as under:-
3. Definitions – In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, –
(a) — xx —-
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