Bare Act · Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 · Sections
Sections · Sections
1 · Short title and extent.
2 · Act to be supplemental to Act 8 of...
3 · Application of Act.
4 · Definitions.
5 · Over-riding effect of Act.
6 · Natural guardians of a Hindu...
7 · Natural guardianship of adopted...
8 · Powers of natural guardian.
9 · Testamentary guardians and their...
10 · Incapacity of minor to act as...
11 · De facto guardian not to deal with...
12 · Guardian not to be appointed for...
13 · Welfare of minor to be paramount...
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Short title and extent.
(1)This Act may be called the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.
(2)It extends to the whole of India 1*** and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.
Footnotes (from the official text)
1 The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
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