"As if this Act had not been passed" in the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 implies:
In section 30 the validity and effect of an adoption made before the Act "shall be determined as if this Act had not been passed", so the Hindu law then in force, including…
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"As if this Act had not been passed" in the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 implies:
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In section 30 the validity and effect of an adoption made before the Act "shall be determined as if this Act had not been passed", so the Hindu law then in force, including custom it recognised, governs. Such adoptions are neither voided nor tested by the new Act.
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