law: Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
  1.Short title and extent.-
  (1) This Act may be called the Hindu Minority and Guardianship
  
  Act, 1956.
  (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu Kashmir and applies to Hindus
  
  domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said
  
  territories.