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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a family custom will be valid only if:

The second proviso to HAMA s.3(a) requires that a rule confined to a family "has not been discontinued by the family". Registration or adoption by the wider community is not…

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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a family custom will be valid only if:

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The second proviso to HAMA s.3(a) requires that a rule confined to a family "has not been discontinued by the family". Registration or adoption by the wider community is not a substitute for continuing family observance.

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