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Under Section 5(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, which of the following ceases to…

Section 5(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act displaces earlier Hindu texts, rules, interpretations and customs on matters for which the Act provides, subject to…

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Under Section 5(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, which of the following ceases to have effect?

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Section 5(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act displaces earlier Hindu texts, rules, interpretations and customs on matters for which the Act provides, subject to "save as otherwise expressly provided". The Guardians and Wards Act continues alongside it under Section 2; the rule is not a repeal of every personal law.

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