Hindu Laws

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Description
•    The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
•    The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
•    The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
•    The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (30 of 1956)
•    The Special Marriage Act, 1954
•    The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
•    The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916
•    The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
•    The Special Marriage (Diplomatic and Consular Officers) Rules, 1995
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Contents
The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
Chapter 1:    Preliminary
Chapter 2:    Adoption
Chapter 3:    Maintenance
Chapter 4:    Repeal and Savings
HINDU MARRIAGES Act, 1995
Chapter 1:    Preliminary
Chapter 2:    Hindu Marriages
Chapter 3:    Restitution of Conjugal Rights and Judicial Separation
Chapter 4:    Nullity of Marriage and Divorce
Chapter 5:    Jurisdiction and Procedure
Chapter 6:    Savings and Repeals
The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
1.    Short title and Extent
2.    Act to be Supplemental to Act 8 of 1890
3.    Application of Act
4.    Definitions
5.    Overriding effect of Act
6.    Natural Guardians of a Hindu Minor
7.    Natural Guardianship of adopted son
8.    Powers of Natural Guardian
9.    Testamentary Guardians and their Powers
10.  Incapacity of Minor to Act as Guardian of Property
11.  De Facto guardian not to deal with Minor's Property
12.  Guardian not to be appointed for Minor's undivided interest in
         Joint Family Property
13.  Welfare of Minor to be Paramount Consideration
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Chapter 1:    Preliminary
Chapter 2:    Intestate Succession
Chapter 3:    Testamentary Succession
Chapter 4:    Repeal
The Special Marriage Act, 1954
Chapter 1:    Preliminary
Chapter 2:    Solemnization of Special Marriages
Chapter 3:    Registration of Marriages Celebrated in Other Forms
Chapter 4:    Consequences of Marriage under this Act
Chapter 5:    Restitution Conjugal Rights and Judicial Separation
Chapter 6:    Nullity of Marriage and Divorce
Chapter 7:    Jurisdiction and Procedure
Chapter 8:    Miscellaneous
The Hindu Windows' Remarriage Act, 1856
Chapter 1:    Marriage of Hindu widows legalized
Chapter 2:    Rights  of widow in deceased husband's property to cease on her remarriage
Chapter 3:    Guardianship of Children of deceased husband on the remarriage of his widow
Chapter 4:    Nothing in this Act to render any childless widow capable of inheriting
Chapter 5:    Saving of Rights of widow marrying, except as provided in Sections 2 to 4
Chapter 6:    Ceremonies constituting valid marriage to have same effect on widow's marriage
Chapter 7:    Consent to remarriage of minor widow
Chapter 8:    Punishment for abetting marriage made contrary to this Section
Chapter 9:    Effect of such marriage, proviso
Chapter 10:  Consent to remarriage of major widow
The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916
Chapter 1:    short title and extent
Chapter 2:    Dispositions for the benefit of persons not in existence
Chapter 3:    Limitations and Conditions
Chapter 4:    Failure of Prior Disposition
Chapter 5:    Application of this Act to the Khoja Community
Guardianship and Wards Act, 1890
Chapter 1:    Preliminary
Chapter 2:    Appointment and Declaration of Guardians
Chapter 3:    Duties, Rights and Liabilities of Guardians
Chapter 4:    Supplemental Provisions
The Special Marriage (Diplomatic and Consular Officers) Rules, 1995
Chapter 1:    Short title
Chapter 2:    Definitions
Chapter 3:    Particulars regarding name etc., of Marriage Officer to be displayed in
                       his office building
Chapter 4:    Notice of intended marriage
Chapter 5:    Payment of fee
Chapter 6:    Procedure on receipt of notice
Chapter 7:    Publication of Notice
Chapter 8:    Objections to be transmitted by Marriage Officer in Certain Cases
Chapter 9:    Procedure for inquiry into objection
Chapter 10:  Place of Solemnization
Chapter 11:  Transmission of copies of entries in marriage records
Chapter 12:  Form of Marriage Certificate Book
Chapter 13:  Scales of fees
Form I    -    Notice
Form II   -    Form of Certificate
Form III  -    Form of Certificate
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