In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has held that a widowed daughter-in-law is entitled to claim maintenance from her father-in-law under Section 19 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, even if she chooses not to live in her matrimonial home. The court stated that “it is not a mandatory condition of
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