Sapinda
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Sapinda, (i) sapinda relationship, with reference to any person extends as far as the third generation (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the mother, and the fifth (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the father, the line being traced upwards in each case from the person concerned, who is to be counted as the first generation.
(ii) two persons are said to be 'sapindas' of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other within the limits of sapinda relationship, or if they have a common lineal ascendant who is within the limits of sapinda relationship with reference to each of them. [Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, s. 3 (f)]
The expression 'sapinda' is peculiar to traditional Hindu Law and it would be altogether inapposite in the context of citizens of Muslim or Christian faith, Jagat Singh v. Karan Singh, AIR 1987 SC 1279 (1280): (1981) 2 SCC 349. [Tehri Garhwal Bhumi Sambhandi Adikar Niyam, s. 6(4)]
(ii) two persons are said to be 'sapindas' of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other within the limits of sapinda relationship, or if they have a common lineal ascendant who is within the limits of sapinda relationship with reference to each of them. [Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, s. 3 (f)]
The expression 'sapinda' is peculiar to traditional Hindu Law and it would be altogether inapposite in the context of citizens of Muslim or Christian faith, Jagat Singh v. Karan Singh, AIR 1987 SC 1279 (1280): (1981) 2 SCC 349. [Tehri Garhwal Bhumi Sambhandi Adikar Niyam, s. 6(4)]
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