Which one of the following is not included in the term 'Hindu' used in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?

Section 2 expressly applies the HMA to Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs as well as Hindus within its statutory scope. Parsis are not included merely by being Parsi; they have a distinct matrimonial enactment. This is a statutory application rule and does not assert that these religious identities are identical.

Current law: The current Uttarakhand UCC uses its own residence and applicability rules rather than the HMA’s religion-based list, subject to the Code’s exclusions. Do not transplant the HMA classification into a UCC applicability question.