applicant's parents is/was a non-Khasi, can speak Khasi and has knowledge of the Khasi customs of kinship, marriage, divorce, inheritance ... children born of a Khasi mother by a non-Khasi father or a non-Khasi mother by a Khasi father, as the case
section shall be a Khasi belonging to such Khasi, Kur, Jait, or Clan in accordance with the prevailing Khasi customs applicable to such Khasi father ... natural Khasi mother or of such Khasi Kur Jait or Clan according to the prevailing Khasi custom applicable to his/her Khasi father
Khasi and the father a
non-Khasi, shall be a Khasi of the Kur Jait or clan of
the Khasi mother if and only ... section shall
be a Khasi belonging to such Khasi, Kur, Jait, or clan in
accordance with the prevailing Khasi customs
applicable to such Khasi father
asserts that one whose mother is not a Khasi cannot be a Khasi. A Khasi must have a "Jaid". He says that ... Khasi woman by a Khasi husband cannot be a Khasi. He admits that many Khasis have married non-Khasi women but says that their descendants
Section 9 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
9. Disposal of application by registration authority.
(1) On receipt ... applicant's parents is/was a non-Khasi, can speak Khasi and has knowledge of the Khasi customs of kinship, marriage, divorce, inheritance
Section 10 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
10. Loss and deprivation of Khasi status.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained ... adopted a personal law of a society not compatible with Khasi personal laws and customs, or (e) had lost or had been deprived of Khasi
Section 12 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
12. Change of Surname, Kur, Jait or Clan.
(1) No person ... Where the change as proposed in the petition contravenes the prevailing Khasi Social Custom of Lineage as provided in Section 3 and 4 of this
Section 13 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
13. Appeal.
(1) An appeal shall lie to the Executive Committee ... authority, body or association on ground of injury to such Khasi social Customs as may be shown in the appeal petition. (4) An appeal under
Section 11 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
11. Effect of loss and deprivation of Khasi status ... immoveable which otherwise would have develop on him/her by Khasi custom or under any law in force applicable to a Khasi person
Section 16 in Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) Act, 1997
16. Power of the Registration authority.
(1) The registration authority while
