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  2. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Wikipedia

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    The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954 to making divorce easier on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, was introduced in the parliament in 2012. The Bill replaces the words "not earlier than six months" in Section 13B with the words "Upon receipt of a ...

  3. Marriage Laws Amendment Bill - Wikipedia

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    The Marriage Laws Amendment Bill is a Bill that was first introduced in the Indian Parliament in 2010. It proposes changes to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Special Marriage Act, 1954 . Both acts has a provision for divorce by mutual consensus of both the parties.

  4. Hindu code bills - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu code bills were several laws passed in the 1950s that aimed to codify and reform Hindu personal law in India, abolishing religious law in favor of a common law code. The Indian National Congress government led by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru successfully implemented the reforms in 1950s.

  5. Hindu personal law - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu Personal Laws beginning with the creation of the Anglo-Hindu Law lead to widespread changes, controversies and civil suits in Hindu society across all strata and in monastic orders. Between 1860 and 1940, the issue of succession in the Anglo-Hindu Law led to legal issues of ownership and distribution of property in ascetic-run ...

  6. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Any match with points under 18 is not considered as an auspicious match for a harmonious relationship, but they may still marry if they so choose. If the astrological chart of the two individuals (male and female) achieve the required threshold in points, then further talks are considered for a prospective marriage.

  7. Sarla Mudgal, & others. v. Union of India - Wikipedia

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    The man's first marriage would therefore, still be valid and under Hindu law, his second marriage, solemnized after his conversion, would be illegal under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The Sarla Mudgal judgment has issued no directions for the implementations of Uniform Civil Code , though Justice Kuldeep Singh has requested the ...

  8. Hindu law - Wikipedia

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    The term "Hindu law" is a colonial construction, and emerged when the colonial rule arrived in South Asia, and when in 1772 it was decided by British colonial officials in consultation with Mughal rulers, that European common law system would not be implemented in India, that Hindus of India would be ruled under their "Hindu law" and Muslims of ...

  9. Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 - Wikipedia

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    All of these acts were put forth under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, and were meant to codify and standardise the prevailing Hindu legal tradition. The Adoptions and Maintenance Act of 1956 dealt specifically with the legal process of adopting children by a Hindu adult, and with the legal obligations of a Hindu to provide "maintenance" to ...