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Section 17 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applies to persons governed by:

Section 17 of the Hindu Succession Act makes "special provisions" for persons who would otherwise have been governed by marumakkattayam or aliyasantana law. Its text refers…

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Section 17 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applies to persons governed by:

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Section 17 of the Hindu Succession Act makes "special provisions" for persons who would otherwise have been governed by marumakkattayam or aliyasantana law. Its text refers to modifications of Sections 8, 10, 15 and 23, but Section 23 was itself omitted in 2005; Section 7 separately deals with specified traditional family-property interests.

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