Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, re-converted persons are:

The Explanation to s.3(1) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 includes "any person who is a convert or re-convert to the Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh religion". A re-convert is therefore governed by the Act whether or not born a Hindu, and not by the law of the religion left.