Section 1 HMA The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Short title and extent
THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955
ACT NO. 25 OF 1955
[18th May, 1955.]
An act to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
PRELIMINARY
- Short title and extent.-
(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1*** , and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.
- The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).