If a Hindu dies leaving behind more than one widow ........

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If a Hindu dies leaving behind more than one widow

All the widows together can adopt a child

Only the eldest can adopt a child

Each widow can adopt in the absence of her own child

Only the youngest can adopt a child

Explanation:

Under the customary Hindu Law. if a Hindu dies leaving a plurality of widows and if authority is given by the husband to one of them only, she alone can adopt and she can do so without even consulting the other widows. Case- Arumugha Udayar And Ors. vs Valliammal And Ors.