Section 20 of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act casts a duty on a Hindu, during his (or her) life-time, to maintain his (or her) legitimate as well as illegitimate children and his (or her) aged or infirm parents. Further, a legitimate child can claim maintenance from his or her father or mother, so long as […]
Maintenance of Children and Aged Parents in the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act
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Pious Obligation of a Hindu Son to pay his Father’s Debts
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Traditional Hindu law imposed upon the son, grandson, and great- grandson, the duty of paying, out of the family assets, the debts of the ancestor from whom they had inherited the property, provided the debts had not been incurred for an immoral or illegal purpose, and were not barred by limitation. (Girdharee Lall v. Kantoo […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Performance Tests for Children
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Performance tests have the following Advantages and Disadvantages: Advantages: (i) These are generally useful for measuring specific abilities, but particularly useful for testing some category of persons. These include deaf persons, those who are at a disadvantage in verbal tests due to language difficulties, those who are educationally backward, and those who are discouraged in […]