Multiple choice

Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, a wife will not be entitled to maintenance if

  1. she is unchaste

  2. her husband has ceased to be a Hindu

  3. she is suffering from a venereal disease ri communicable form

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Under Section 18(2)(d) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a Hindu wife is not entitled to maintenance if she is unchaste. This reflects the traditional ground of 'chastity' condition attached to spousal maintenance. A husband ceasing to be Hindu or wife suffering from venereal disease are not grounds for disentitling a wife from maintenance under this Act. The correct answer is specifically about unchastity.

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