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The present updated 21st edition traces the developments in the field of Hindu Law till date that have led to significant legislative changes. In addition, it includes critical analyses of various key judicial pronouncements including cases on daughters right to coparcenary property, Hindu Undivided Family, adoption, and irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with the law as it was before the 1955/1956 statutes that partially codified Hindu Law. Part 2 of the book examines the four statutes, The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, including all amendments in those Acts since they were first enacted. The book is an indispensable work for Lawyers, Tax Practitioners, Family Courts, Legislators, Social Scientists, Administrators, Academics, Libraries, Departments for womens studies, Advanced students of Family Law, Research Scholars