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What is the territorial extent of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?

Section 1(2) extends the Act to the whole of India. Entry 87 in Table 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, removed the former Jammu and…

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What is the territorial extent of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?

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Section 1(2) extends the Act to the whole of India. Entry 87 in Table 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, removed the former Jammu and Kashmir exception.

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Option A

Section 1(2) now extends the Act to the whole of India.

Option B

Section 1(2) has no Nagaland exception.

Option C

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act removed the former Jammu and Kashmir exception.

Option D

Neither territory is excluded by section 1(2).

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