Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, a child with one Hindu parent is treated as Hindu…

Under the Explanation to s.3(1) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, a child with only one Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh parent is covered if "brought up as a member of the tribe, community, group or family" to which that parent belongs or belonged. Residence, the other parent's consent or which parent is Hindu does not decide it.