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The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916

Section 1Short title and extent

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Section 1: Short title and extent

1. Short title and extent

(1)

This Act may be called the Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916.

[(2) It extends to the whole of India ***.]

Amendment notes (4)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 1-2-1960 . Subs. by Act 48 of 1959, s. 3 and Sch. I, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-2-1960).
  2. omitted . The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
  3. . The Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch.
  4. inserted In its application to Pondicherry, in section 1, after sub-section (2), the following shall be inserted "Provided that nothing contained in this Act, shall apply to the Renoncants of the Union territory of Pondicherry. "--(Vide Act 26 of 1968).