The proviso to Section 6(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 protects:

The proviso to Section 6(1) of the Hindu Succession Act saves dispositions, including partitions and testamentary dispositions, made "before the 20th day of December, 2004". The saving is neither limited to pre-1956 transactions nor extended to every transaction before commencement of the 2005 amendment.