The Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act 1956

This 2023 printing of The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (Act 32 of 1956) reproduces the statute governing valid adoptions and maintenance duties, reflecting all central and state amendments up to SO 2889(E).

Key Features

• Section-wise checklist of adoption prerequisites (age, capacity, prohibited degrees).

• Comparative table of maintenance rights (wife, widowed daughter-in-law, children, dependants).

• State amendment digests appended after each relevant provision.

• Pure bare-act presentation for courtroom accuracy and academic study.

Suited for child-adoption agencies, guardianship-petition counsel, social-work researchers, and LL.B. curricula.