living or habitually resides with a concubine elsewhere; (f) if he has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion; (g) if there ... A Hindu wife shall not be entitled to separate residence and maintenance from her husband if she is unchaste or ceases to be a Hindu
dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the other party (i) ...
(ii) has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another ... Bombay High Court that where a Hindu married woman having a Hindu husband living marries a Mohammedan after conversion to 'Islam', she commits
term "Hindu" is a theological expression, the question arises : Is it legally permissible to a non-Hindu to become a Hindu ... a given person is a Hindu or not. A European does not become a Hindu merely because he professes a theoretical allegiance to the Hindu
a Hindu is concerned. We extract below the relevant passage
in paragraph 6.
"A person may be a Hindu by birth or by
conversion ... into a Hindu, nor is a bare declaration
that he is a Hindu sufficient to convert him to
Hinduism. But a bona fide intention
Right to Conversion".
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Conversion -nature of and essentials to be proved:
6. Conversion like a marriage is a solemn act. Conversion from ... into a Hindu, nor is a bare declaration that he is a Hindu sufficient to convert
him to Hinduism. But a bona fide intention
living or
habitually resides with a concubine elsewhere;
(f) if he has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion;
(g) if there ... A Hindu wife shall not be entitled to separate residency and
maintenance from her husband if she is unchaste or ceases to be a Hindu
India. There is a Hindu Law for
Hindus, a Mahommedan Law for
Mahommedans, a Christian Law for
Christians, and a Jewish Law for Jews.
There ... a Hindu husband after embracing Islam may not be strictly a
void marriage under the Act because he is no longer a Hindu
dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the
other party- (i) ............................. (ii) has
ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another ... Bombay High
Court that where a Hindu married woman having a Hindu
husband living marries a Mahommedan after conversion to
`Islam', she commits
into a Hindu, nor
is a bare declaration that he is a Hindu
sufficient to convert him to Hinduism. But a
bona fide intention ... belong to Hindu religion, a member, who
ceases to be a Hindu, would go out of the
caste, because no non-Hindu
CITATOR INFO :
R 1984 SC1260 (16)
ACT:
Hindu law-Whether a Hindu on conversion to another
religion loses she original caste. Convertee loses caste
unless ... a member
of the Katia caste. [199 G]
A caste to which a Hindu belongs is essentially
determined by birth and if a Hindu
