GK
RTI ACT 2005
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Question
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Father
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Mother
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Both Mother and Father
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Either Mother or Father
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Detailed explanation-1: -Section 6 of India’s Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 provides that the natural guardian of a Hindu minor boy or unmarried girl is the father, and only after him, the mother. It also provides that the guardian of a married minor girl is her husband.
Detailed explanation-2: –The natural guardianship of an adopted son who is a minor passes, on adoption, to the adoptive father and after him to the adoptive mother.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation.-In this section, the expression “father” and “mother” do not include a step-father and a step-mother.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under sec 6 of hindu minority and guardianship act 1956 the natural guardianship of a legitimate child remains with the father. Mother can be the guardian of illegitimate child but in case of child born out of a lawful wedlock mother can only be natural guardian after the father.
Detailed explanation-5: -(b) “guardian” means a person having the care of the person of a minor or of his property or of both his person and property, and includes-(i) a natural guardian, (ii) a guardian appointed by the will of the minor’s father or mother, (iii) a guardian appointed or declared by a court, and.