the coparcenary property. The coparcenary property is understood to be a property in which the four generations from the last older of the property of the property have an innate right from the birth and therefore there are limitations imposed and other obligations that have to be taken care of while dealing with this coparcenary in terms of its alienation, disposition etc. The paper analyses the character of the property that is so received by the father from a partition of this coparcenary or joint
INTRODUCTION Maintenance has been a concept under Hindu Jurisprudence since the time of the Great Sages and Rishis. Since those times, maintenance has been regarded as a duty of a Hindu – a duty that he owes to his dependent relations and by which both the person and the property are bound. In the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956, Sections 21 and 22 specifically deal with the maintenance of dependents. Section 21 defines dependents by enumerating a list of people who can be classified under