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Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Section 18

Title: Full Blood Preferred to Half Blood

State: Central

Year: 1956

Heirs related to an intestate by full blood shall be preferred to heirs related by half blood, if the nature of the relationship is the same in every other respect.

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....may be coiled the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF ACT (1) This Act applies- (a) to any person, who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion, and (c) to any other person who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed. Explanation: The following persons are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion, as the case may be:- (a) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, both of whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion; (b) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, one of whose parents is a Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion and who is brought up as a member of the tribe, community, group or family to which such parent belongs or belonged; (c) any person who is a convert.....

Special Marriage Act, 1954 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....mother; 2[***] (d) "district" in relation to a Marriage Officer, means the area for which he is appointed as such under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 3; 3[(e) "district court" means, in any area for which there is a city civil court, that court, and in any other area, the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which may be specified by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette as having jurisdiction in respect of the matters dealt with in this Act;] (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 4[(g) "State Government", in relation to a Union Territory, means the administrator thereto.] ________________________ 1. Clause (a) omitted by Act 33 of 1969, Section 29 (w.e.f. 31-8-1969). 2. Clause (c) omitted by Act 33 of 1969, Section 29 (w.e.f. 31-8-1969). 3. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, Section 20, for clause (e) (w.e.f. 27-5-1967). 4. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for the original clause (g). Section 3 - Marriage Officers (1) For the purposes of this Act, the State Government may, by, notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.....

Special Marriage Act, 1954 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....II and III, "ancestor" includes the father and "ancestress" the mother; 2[***] (d) "district" in relation to a Marriage Officer, means the area for which he is appointed as such under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 3; 3[(e) "district court" means, in any area for which there is a city civil court, that court, and in any other area, the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which may be specified by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette as having jurisdiction in respect of the matters dealt with in this Act;] (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 4[(g) "State Government", in relation to a Union Territory, means the administrator thereto.] ________________________ 1. Clause (a) omitted by Act 33 of 1969, Section 29 (w.e.f. 31-8-1969). 2. Clause (c) omitted by Act 33 of 1969, Section 29 (w.e.f. 31-8-1969). 3. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, Section 20, for clause (e) (w.e.f. 27-5-1967). 4. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for the original clause (g).

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF ACT (1) This Act applies- (a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion, and (c) to any other person domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed. Explanation: The following persons are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion, as the case may be:- (a) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, both of whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas, or Sikhs by religion; (b) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, one of whose parents is a Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion and who is brought up as a member of the tribe, community, group or family to which such.....

Special Marriage Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....being entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, the Certificate shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized and that all formalities respecting the signatures of witnesses have been complied with. SECTION 14: NEW NOTICE WHEN MARRIAGE NOT SOLEMNIZED WITHIN THREE MONTHS Whenever a marriage is not solemnized within three calendar months from the date on which notice thereof has been given to the Marriage Officer as required by section 5-, or where an appeal has been filed under sub-section (2) of section 8-, within three months from the date of the decision of the district court on such appeal or, where the record of a case has been transmitted to the Central Government under section 10-, within three months from the date of decision of the Central Government the notice and all other proceedings arising there from shall be deemed to have lapsed, and no Marriage Officer shall solemnize the marriage until a new notice has been given in the manner laid down in this Act. CHAPTER 03 REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES CELEBRATED IN OTHER FORMS OBJECTS AND REASONS Section 15(e). Proviso.- "In the.....

Succession Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....under this section or exempted from the operation of any of the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1865(10 of 1865), under section 332 of that Act are in this Act referred to as "exempted persons". PART 02 OF DOMICILE SECTION 04: APPLICATION OF PART This Part shall not apply if the deceased was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina. SECTION 05: LAW REGULATING SUCCESSION TO DECEASED PERSON'S IMMOVABLE AND MOVABLE PROPERTY, RESPECTIVELY (1) Succession to the immovable property in India of a person deceased shall be regulated by the law of India, wherever such person may have had his domicile at the time of his death. (2) Succession to the movable property of a person deceased is regulated by the law of the country in which such person had his domicile at the time of his death. SECTION 06: ONE DOMICILE ONLY AFFECTS SUCCESSION TO MOVABLES A person can have only one domicile for the purpose of the succession to his movable property. SECTION 07: DOMICILE OF ORIGIN OF PERSON OF LEGITIMATE BIRTH The domicile of origin of every person of legitimate birth is in the country in which at the time of his birth his father was domiciled; or, if he is a posthumous.....

Indian Succession Act, 1925 Part 5

Title: Intestate Succession

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....being in force, the provisions of this Part shall constitute the law of1 [India] in all cases ofintestacy. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "theStates". Section 29 - Application of Part (1) This Part shall not apply to any intestacy occurring before the firstday of January, 1866, or to the property of any Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist,Sikh or Jaina. (2) Save as provided in sub-section (1) or by any otherlaw for the time being in force, the provisions of this Part shall constitute the law of1 [India] in all cases ofintestacy. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule, for "theStates". Section 30 - As to what property deceased considered to have died intestate A person is deemed to die intestate in respect of all property of which he has not made a testamentary disposition which is capable of taking effect. Illustrations (i) A has left no will. He has died intestate in respect of the whole of his property. (ii) A has left a will, whereby he has appointed B his executor; but the will contains no other provision. A has died intestate in respect of the distribution of his property. .....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....a person who, though not a Hindu by religion, is, nevertheless, a person to whom this Act applies by virtue of the provisions contained in this section. Section 3 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) the expressions "custom" and "usage" signify any rule which, having been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time, has obtained the force of law among Hindus in any local area, tribe, community, group or family: Provided that the rule is certain and not unreasonable or opposed to public policy; and Provided further that in the case of a rule applicable only to a family it has not been discontinued by the family; (b) "district court" means, in any area for which there is a city civil court, that court, and in any other area the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which may be specified by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, as having jurisdiction in respect of the matters dealt with in this Act; (c) "full blood" and "half blood" two persons are said to be related to each other by full blood when they are descended from a common ancesss but by different.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 3

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....husbands; Explanation.In clauses (c) and (d), "ancestor" includes the father and "ancestress" the mother; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (f) (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; (g) "degrees of prohibited relationship"two persons are said to be within the "degrees of prohibited relationship" (i) if one is a lineal ascendant of the other; or (ii) if one was the wife or husband of a lineal ascendant or descendant of the other ; or (iii) if one was the wife of the brother or of the father's or mother's brother or of the grandfather's or grandmother's brother of the other; or (iv).....