1. Changes brought by Hindu Marriage Act?

The Hindu Marriage Act is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in

1955. Three other important acts were also enacted as part of the Hindu Code Bills
during this time: the Hindu Succession Act, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act,
the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act. The main purpose of the act was to amend
and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus and others. Besides amending
and codifying Sastrik Law, it introduced separation and divorce, which did not exist in
Sastrik Law. This enactment brought uniformity of law for all sections of Hindus. In India
there are religion-specific civil codes that separately govern adherents of certain other
religions.
Section 2 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 says:
 This Act applies –

a. to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a
Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj;
b. to any person who is a Buddhist, Jain or Sikh by religion; and
c. to any other person domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who is not a
Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person
would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of
that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been
passed.

This section therefore applies to Hindus by religion in any of its forms and Hindus within
the extended meaning i.e. Buddhist, Jains or Sikh and, in fact, applies to all such persons
domiciled in the country who are not Muslims, Christians, Parsi or Jew, unless it is
proved that such persons are not governed by the Act under any custom or usage. The
Act applies to Hindus outside the territory of India only if such a Hindu is domiciled in
the territory of India.

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