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The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA) was enacted in India in 1956 as part of the Hindu Code Bills. The other legislations enacted during this time include the Hindu Marriage Act (1955), the Hindu Succession Act (1956), and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (1956).
The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act of 1956 allows only Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists to adopt. Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsees can become only guardians under the Guardians and Wards Act of 1890.
Nehru split the Code Bill into four separate bills, including the Hindu Marriage Act, the Hindu Succession Act, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act. These were met with significantly less opposition, and between the years of 1952 and 1956, each was effectively introduced in and passed by ...
India has multiple adoption laws. Traditionally, the 1956 Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA), adoption, subject to the requirements and rigors of the Act, is available in India to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs, and others subject to Hindu family law or custom.
University Grants Commission Act: 1956: 3 All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Act: 1956: 25 Hindu Succession Act: 1956: 30 Life Insurance Corporation Act: 1956: 31 Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act: 1956: 32 Interstate River Water Disputes Act: 1956: 33 States Reorganisation Act: 1956: 37 Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories ...
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A Texas man is suing a local Hindu temple, alleging it branded his son with a hot iron during a cultural ceremony. Vijay Cheruvu, of Fort Bend County, said he did not give his consent for his son ...
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