Application
This Act applies to Hindus and all those considered under the umbrella term of Hindus, which includes:
- a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or development;
- a Buddhist, Jain or Sikh;
- a child legitimate or illegitimate whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs;
- a child legitimate or illegitimate one of whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs and has been so brought up;
- an abandoned child, legitimate or illegitimate of unknown parentage brought up as a Hindu, Buddhist, etc.; and
- a convert to the Hindu, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh religion.
Persons who are Muslims, Christians, Parsis or Jews are excluded from this definition.
The Act does not also apply to adoptions that took place prior to the date of enactment. However, it does apply to any marriage that has taken place before or after the Act had come into force. Moreover, if the wife is not a Hindu then the husband is not bound to provide maintenance for her under this Act under modern Hindu Law.
Read more about this topic: Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act (1956)
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