Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Section - 3 - Definitions

Definitions.

3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, —

(a) the expression "custom" and "usage" signify any rule which, having been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time, has obtained the force of law among Hindus in any local area, tribe, community, group or family:

Provided that the rule is certain and not unreasonable or opposed to public policy :

Provided further that in the case of a rule applicable only to a family it has not been discontinued by the family;

(b)"District Court" means, in any area for which there is a city civil court, that court, and in any other area the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which may be specified by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, as having jurisdiction in respect of matters dealt with in this Act;

(c)"full blood"and "half blood"- two persons are said to be related to each other by full blood when they are descended from a common ancestor by the same wife and by half blood when they are descended from a common ancestor .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store