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Hindu Succession Act, 1956

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Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Chapter CHAPTER-1

Chapter -1

PRELIMINARY

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Section 1

Short title and extent

(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

(2) It extends to the whole of India ²***.

Footnote

The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).

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