Section 18 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 entitles a Hindu wife to claim maintenance from her husband during her lifetime whilst living separately from her husband.
According to Section 3(b) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Maintenance includes:
In all cases, provision for food, clothing, residence, education and medical attendance and treatment.
In the case of an unmarried daughter, the reasonable expenses of an incident to her marriage.
According to Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act,1955, the Applicant being either the husband or wife is entitled to receive his or her maintenance from the spouse in the form of a gross sum or monthly sum for a term not exceeding the lifetime of the applicant or until the applicant remarries.
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What are the rights of Hindu females to claim maintenance?
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