In the case of Ganesh s/o Rajendra Kapratwar, Abhijeet v. the state of Maharashtra, a mother moved an application for maintenance and medical expenses under the Hindu adoption and maintenance act and PWDV act.
The Bombay HC held that the grandmother is entitled to maintenance by grandsons under section 22(1) of the Hindu adoption and maintenance act, 1956, provided their father was not alive or capable of paying maintenance.