21Dependants defined
For the purposes of this Chapter "dependants" mean the following relatives of the deceased:--
(i) his or her father;
(ii) his or her mother;
(iii) his widow, so long as she does not re-marry;
(iv) his or her son or the son of his predeceased son or the son of a predeceased son of his pre-deceased son, so long as he is a minor: provided and to the extent that he is unable to obtain maintenance, in the case of a grandson from his fathers or mothers estate, and in the case of a great-grandson, from the estate of his father or mother or fathers father or fathers mother;--
(v) his or her unmarried daughter, or the unmarried daughter of his predeceased son or the unmarried daughter of a predeceased son of his predeceased son, so long as she remains unmarried:
provided and to the extent that she is unable to obtain maintenance, in the case of a grand-daughter from her fathers or mothers estate and in the case of a great-grand-daughter from the estate of her father or mother or father's father or fathers mother;
(vi) his widowed daughter: provided and to the extent that she is unable to obtain maintenance--
(a) from the estate of her husband; or
(b) from her son or daughter if any, or his or her estate; or
(c) from her father-in-law or his father or the estate of either of them;
(vii) any widow of his son or of a son of his predeceased son, so long as she does not re-marry:
provided and to the extent that she is unable to obtain maintenance from her husbands estate, or from her son or daughter, if any, or his or her estate; or in the case of a grandsons widow, also from her father-in-laws estate;
(viii) his or her minor illegitimate son, so long as he remains a minor;
(ix) his or her illegitimate daughter, so long as she remains unmarried.
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- 18 Maintenance of wife
- 19 Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law
- 20 Maintenance of children and aged parents
- 21 Dependants defined
- 22 Maintenance of dependants
- 23 Amount of maintenance
- 24 Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu
- 25 Amount of maintenance may be altered on change of circumstances
- 26 Debts to have priority
- 27 Maintenance when to be a charge
- 28 Effect of transfer of property on right to maintenance
- 29 Repealed
- 30 Saving