Central · Act 78 of 1956

Section 24 — Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu.

The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

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No person shall be entitled to claim maintenance under this Chapter if he or she has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion.
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