Section 27
Maintenance when to be a charge.
The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
About this Act
An Act to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions and maintenance among Hindus.
A dependant’s claim for maintenance under this Act shall
not be a charge on the estate of the deceased or any portion thereof, unless one has been created by the
will of the deceased, by a decree of court, by agreement between the dependant and the owner of the
estate or portion, or otherwise.