All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 16-XVI Previous Year Question Papers with Answers

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68.

Which of the following sections of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 deals with “amount of maintenance” ?

A: Section 21
B: Section 22
C: Section 23
D: Section 24

The answer is: C

Explanation

The correct option is C: Section 23.

This section of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 deals with the amount of maintenance that can be awarded to a wife, children, aged or infirm parents, or dependents under the Act. The amount of maintenance is determined by the court based on the position and status of the claimant, the reasonable wants of the parties, the value of the claimant's property and income, and the number of persons entitled to maintenance. The amount of maintenance may be altered on change of circumstances.