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Under the central text of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, which subject is…

Section 2 supplies the rule of decision for its listed subjects where the parties are Muslims, within the central text's stated scope. It lists gifts, intestate succession…

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Under the central text of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, which subject is added to the section 2 rule of decision by a valid declaration under section 3?

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Section 2 supplies the rule of decision for its listed subjects where the parties are Muslims, within the central text's stated scope. It lists gifts, intestate succession and specified waqfs.

Section 3 allows a qualifying declaration that extends that rule to adoption, wills and legacies for the declarant and their descendants.

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Option A

Section 2 already lists waqfs within its specified limits.

Option B

Section 3 adds wills and legacies, along with adoption, to the section 2 rule for the person making a valid declaration and their descendants.

Option C

Gifts are already listed in section 2.

Option D

Section 2 already lists intestate succession, subject to its scope restrictions.

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