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The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act of 1856, [9] provided legal safeguards against loss of certain forms of inheritance for remarrying a Hindu widow, [8] though, under the Act, the widow forsook any inheritance due her from her deceased husband. [10] Especially targeted in the act were child widows whose husbands had died before consummation of ...
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[3] [4] Even though widow remarriage was considered a flagrant breach of Hindu customs and was staunchly opposed, Lord Dalhousie personally finalised the bill and the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 was passed. Against child marriage, efforts of Vidyasagar led to Age of Consent Act, 1891. In which the minimum age of consummation of marriage ...
The passing of the Hindu Women's right to Property Act of 1937, also known as the Deshmukh bill, led to the formation of the B. N. Rau committee, which was set up to determine the necessity of common Hindu laws. The committee concluded that it was time of a uniform civil code, which would give equal rights to women keeping with the modern ...
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956; Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956; Hindu personal law; Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005; Hindu Succession Act, 1956; Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856
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