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"In Hindu Law the clear proof of usage will outweigh the written text of law". This statement was made…

The proposition that under Hindu law clear proof of usage will outweigh the written text of the law was laid down by the Privy Council in "Collector of Madurai v. Mootoo…

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The proposition that under Hindu law clear proof of usage will outweigh the written text of the law was laid down by the Privy Council in "Collector of Madurai v. Mootoo Ramlingam, (1868) 12 MIA 397".

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