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Definition :

Mother, ordinarily does not include grandmother, (Mst.) Tabi v. Saudagar Singh, 1924 Lah 698.

Reading s. 9 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 as a whole and specially in the context of sub-ss. (2), (3) and (4) it is clear that he term 'mother' means the natural mother and not the step-mother, Dhanraj v. Suraj Bai, AIR 1975 SC 1103: (1975) Supp SCR 73: (1975) 2 SCC 251