Under Section 2 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, its provisions shall be:

Section 2 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 states that its provisions "shall be in addition to, and not, save as hereinafter expressly provided, in derogation of, the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890". The two Acts operate together; the 1956 Act neither replaces nor overrides the 1890 Act generally, nor merely fills its gaps.