In Brief
An unmarried Hindu daughter challenged a family court order limiting her maintenance claim to the age of majority. The Supreme Court held that under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, an unmarried daughter can claim maintenance from her father if she cannot support herself—regardless of physical or mental disability. However, the Court dismissed the appeal because the daughter had acquired a valuable plot of land and had not originally pleaded inability to maintain herself. The Court granted her liberty to pursue fresh proceedings if she remains unable to maintain herself.
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