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  2. Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu woman's limited estate is abolished by the Act. Any property possessed by a Hindu female is to be held by her as absolute property and she is given full power to deal with it and dispose it of by will as she likes. Some parts of this Act were amended in December 2004 by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. [2]

  3. Dowry system in India - Wikipedia

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    The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 ("Domestic Violence Act") was passed in order to provide a civil law remedy for the protection of women from domestic violence in India. [6] The Domestic Violence Act encompasses all forms of physical, verbal, emotional, economic and sexual abuse and forms a subset of the anti-dowry laws ...

  4. Hindu code bills - Wikipedia

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    Nehru split the Code Bill into four separate bills, including the Hindu Marriage Act, the Hindu Succession Act, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act. These were met with significantly less opposition, and between the years of 1952 and 1956, each was effectively introduced in and passed by ...

  5. Dāyabhāga - Wikipedia

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    The Dāyabhāga is a Hindu law treatise written by Jīmūtavāhana which primarily focuses on inheritance procedure. The Dāyabhāga was the strongest authority in Modern British Indian courts in the Bengal region of India, although this has changed due to the passage of the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 and subsequent revisions to the act. [1]

  6. Hindu Succession Act - Wikipedia

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  7. Stridhana - Wikipedia

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    Stridhana is a term associated with property in Hindu Law.Whether property is stridhan, or a woman’s estate, depends on the source from which it has been obtained. A woman has inalienable rights over stridhan, and she can claim the same even after separation from her husband.

  8. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) is an act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1955. Three other important acts were also enacted as part of the Hindu Code Bills during this time: the Hindu Succession Act (1956), the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (1956), the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956).

  9. List of acts of the Parliament of India - Wikipedia

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    All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Act: 1956: 25 Hindu Succession Act: 1956: 30 Life Insurance Corporation Act: 1956: 31 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act: 1956: 32 Interstate River Water Disputes Act: 1956: 33 States Reorganisation Act: 1956: 37 Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act: 1956: 40 Securities Contracts ...