Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act : Short title and extent. Indian Bare Acts :

Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act,1956

Act No : 32

Section : Short title and extent.

THE HINDU MINORITY AND GUARDIANSHIPACT, 1956 ACT NO. 32 OF 1956 [25th August, 1956.] An Act to amend and codify certain parts of the law relating to minority and guardianship among Hindus. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1. Short title and extent. (1)This Act may be called the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956. 1(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.