Which set consists entirely of traditional sources of Hindu law?
Traditional sources include Shruti, Smriti, classical commentaries and digests, and custom. Modern legislation and judicial precedent also shape Hindu law. Where a codifying…
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Which set consists entirely of traditional sources of Hindu law?
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Traditional sources include Shruti, Smriti, classical commentaries and digests, and custom. Modern legislation and judicial precedent also shape Hindu law. Where a codifying Act makes provision for a matter, its overriding section governs the effect of earlier rules or customs.
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Option A
Modern statutory enactments are a modern source.
Option B
Judicial precedent is a modern source in this classification.
Option C
The modern statutory enactments take this set outside the traditional category.
Option D
Each component belongs to the traditional group.
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