Hindu Marriage Act : Short title and extent. Indian Bare Acts :

Hindu Marriage Act,1955

Act No : 25

Section : Short title and extent.

THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 ACT NO. 25 OF 1955 1* [18th May, 1955.] An Act to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1.Short title and extent. (1) This Act may be called the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir, and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.