Under Section 3(1)(c) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, it applies to a person…

Section 3(1)(c) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 applies the Act to any other person domiciled in India "who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion", unless it is proved that Hindu law would not have governed him. All four religions must be absent; Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas and Sikhs are covered by s.3(1)(a) and s.3(1)(b).