Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 > The Conditions for Valid Adoption Chapter II of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 deals with Adoptions. Section 5 of the Act, deals with the adoptions to be regulated by the Act and Section 6 of […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 > Applicability of the Act Section 2 talks about the applicability of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Section 2: The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956: Application of Act- (1) This Act applies- (a) to any […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws >Hindu Laws > Who is Hindu? Before studying Hindu Law we have to study who is Hindu? Under the codifying Acts, namely, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956; The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 and the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 > Introduction In order to have one uniform law all over India, so far as Hindus and others to whom The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 is made applicable, the said Act was enacted. In India each […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 > The Concept of Adoption In order to have one uniform law all over India, so far as Hindus and others to whom The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 is made applicable, the said Act was enacted. […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > De Facto Guardian and Guardian Appointed by Court In this article, we shall study two more types of guardians under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 (i) de facto Guardian and (ii) Guardian appointed by Court. […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > Testamentary Guardians A Testamentary Guardian is one who is appointed by a will of the natural guardians of the minor. The testamentary guardian becomes entitled to act as the guardian of the minor after the death of […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > Powers of Natural Guardians In the last article, we have seen meaning of the term natural guardian. In this article, we shall study the rights and power of a natural guardian under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > Concept of Natural Guardians In this article, we shall look at the introduction of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act and the meaning of the term natural guardians. As per Section 1 Clause (2) of the Act, […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 > Introduction In this article, we shall study the need for the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act. The changes it brought about in uncodified Hindu law. Due to the concept of joint family, the Hindu Texts, do not […]