Section 1: Short title and extent

(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.

(2) It extends to the whole of India *** and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 16 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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