Volume 10
The Hindu Marriage Disabilities Removal Act, 1946
An Act to remove certain disabilities and doubts under Hindu Law in respect of marriages between Hindus.
Date of Publication: [ 22nd November, 1946 ]
Preamble
WHEREAS it is expedient to remove certain disabilities and doubts under the Hindu Law in respect of marriages between Hindus;It is hereby enacted as follows:-Sections/Articles
Short title and extent
- (1) This Act may be called the Hindu Marriage Disabilities Removal Act, 1946.(2) It extends to the whole of [1][Bangladesh].
Marriages between persons of same gotra or pravara or of different sub-divisions of the same caste
- Notwithstanding any text, rule or interpretation of the Hindu Law or any custom or usage, a marriage between Hindus, which is otherwise valid, shall not be invalid by reason only of the fact that the parties thereto-(a) belong to the same gotra or pravara, or(b) belong to different sub divisions of the same caste.
Footnotes
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The word “Bangladesh” was substituted for the word “Pakistan” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
Click here to see the original act on the Bangladesh Legal Database.