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J. DUNCAN M. DERRETT The Hindu Succession Act, 1956: An Experiment in Social Legislation The statute to be discussed here has not yet been amended by Parlia ment or by any of the States of India, which have legislative power concurrently with Parliament to amend the various personal laws, which will govern the family relationships of Hindus, Muslims, Parsis, and (to a very small extent) Jews and Christians until die promised Indian Civil Code is enacted. This portion of the 'Hindu Code' came into force on the 17th of June, 1956, and has thus had more than three years of life, during which its embarrassing and (to some critics' eyes) deleterious features have been amply exhibited, and might have been expected to inspire effective criticism.by now. Notwithstanding the introduction of the abortive central Bills Nos. 42,43,45, and 54 of 1958, which sought to amend or supplement our Act, the general public who are affected by it seem at present neither overtly nor violently dissatisfied. The theme of this article is this apparent quiescence. From a prac tical point of view, what have Indian Hindus to be satisfied with? From an academic point of view, ought they not rather to
American Journal of Comparative Law – Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 1, 1959
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