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Section 6: Liability of Members of Joint Hindu Family for debts contracted before ‘Act not aflected

The Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 (No.30 of 1976)State Act of Kerala · Act 30 of 1976

Where a debt bmdmg on a Jomt Hmdu Famxly has been contracted before the commencement of thlS Act by the Karanavan, Yejman, Manager or Kartha, as the case may be, of the Iamlly, nothing herem contained shall affect the llablhty of any member of the famlly to dlscharge any such debt and any such liabllity may be enforced against all or any of the members hable therefor 1n the same manner and to the same extent as 1t would have been emorceable if thls Act had not been passed

7. Repeal —(1) Save as otherw15e expressly prov1ded m thrs Act, any text, rule or interpretatlon of Hindu Law or any custom or usage as part of that law 1n force Immediately before the commencement of th1s Act shall cease to have effect w1th respect to any matter for Wthh provrsion is made m thls Act.

(2) The Acts mentioned 1n the Schedule, 1n so far as they apply to the whole or any part of the State of Kerala, are hereby repealed.

THE SCHEDULE [See sectlon 7 (2)] Acts repealed

(1) The Madras Marumakkathayam Act, 1932 (XXII of 1933),

(2) The Madras Alxyasanthana Act 1949 (IX of 1949),

(3) The Travancore Nayar Act, II of 1100,

(4) The Travancore Ezhava Act, III of 1100,

(5) The NanJmad Vellala Act of 1101 (VI of 1101),

(6) The Travancore Kshatrlya Act of 1108 (VII of 1108),

(7) The Travancore Krlshnanvaka Marumakkathayee Act, VII of 1115,

(8) The Cochm Th1yya Act, VIII of 1107,

(9) The Cochm Makkathayam Thlyya Act, XVII of 1115 ,

(10) The Cochm Nayar Act, XXIX of 1113,

(11) The Cochm Marumakkathayam Act, XXXIII of 1113,

(12) The Kerala Nambudm Act, 1958 (27 of 1958) "t

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ActThe Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975 (No.30 of 1976)
Section6
Marginal noteLiability of Members of Joint Hindu Family for debts contracted before ‘Act not aflected
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

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