Section 4 of Hindu Marriage Act in Hindi & English

 Section 4 HMA in Hindi and English / हिन्दू विवाह अधिनियम 1955

Section 4 of HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 - 

Overriding effect of Act — Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act

(a) any text, rule or interpretation of Hindu law or any custom or usage as part of that law in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall cease to have effect with respect to any matter for which provision is made in this Act;

(b) any other law in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall cease to have effect insofar as it is inconsistent with any of the provisions contained in this Act.

Supreme Court of India Important Judgments Related to Section 4 of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 : 

Smt. Parayankandiyal vs K. Devi & Ors on 26 April, 1996

Smt. Yamunabai Anantrao Adhav A vs Ranantrao Shivram Adhav on 27 January, 1988

Narumal vs State Of Bombay on 25 November, 1959

Smt. Sarla Mudgal, President vs Union Of India & Ors on 10 May, 1995

Gullipilli Sowria Raj vs Bandaru Pavani @ Gullipili Pavani on 4 December, 2008

A.Subash Babu vs State Of A.P.& Anr on 21 July, 2011

Daniraiji Vrajlalji, Junagadh vs Vahuji Maharaj Shri on 13 December, 1974

Smt. Lata Kamat vs Vilas on 29 March, 1989

Sanjay Kumar Sinha vs Asha Kumari on 9 April, 2018

High Courts Important Judgments Related to Section 4 of HMA 1955 :

Gopalakrishnan Nair vs R. Sarasamma on 5 June, 1979 - Kerala High Court  

Shankarappa vs Basamma on 12 June, 1963 - Karnataka High Court  

Virabala And Ors. vs Shah Harichand Ratanchand on 10 July, 1972 - Gujarat High Court  

Loya Padmaja @ Venkateswaramma vs Loya Veera Venkata Govindarajulu on 7 September, 1999 - Andhra High Court  

G. Madhavan Nair vs S. Radhamony And Anr. on 8 November, 1978 - Kerala High Court  

Smt. Parayankandiyal vs K. Devi & Ors on 26 April, 1996 -Supreme Court of India  

Ayyappan Kurup Krishna Pillai vs Parukutty Amma Subhadra Amma on 25 November, 1969 - Kerala High Court  

Smt. Prema And Ors. vs M. Ananda Shetty And Ors. on 21 September, 1972 - Karnataka High Court  

P. Madhavan Nair And Others vs K. Ravindran Unni on 10 April, 1992 - Karnataka High Court 

Brijmohan And Ors. vs State Of Rajasthan And Ors. on 10 September, 1959 - Rajasthan High Court 

धारा 4 हिन्दू विवाह अधिनियम 1955 का विवरण - 

अधिनियम का सर्वोपरि प्रभाव- इस अधिनियम में अन्यथा अभिव्यक्तरूपेण उपबन्धित को छोडकर:-

(क) हिन्दू विधि का कोई पाठ, नियम या निर्वचन या उस विधि की भागरूपी रूढ़ि या प्रथा जो कि इस अधिनियम के प्रारम्भ होने से अव्यवहितपूर्व प्रवृत्त थी, ऐसी किसी बात के बारे में प्रभावशून्य हो जायेगी जिसके लिये इस अधिनियम द्वारा उपबन्ध किया गया है।

(ख) कोई अन्य विधि जो कि इस अधिनियम के प्रारम्भ से अव्यवहितपूर्व प्रवृत्त थी, वहाँ तक प्रभावशून्य हो जायेगी जहाँ तक कि वह इस अधिनियम में अन्तर्विष्ट उपबन्धों में से किसी से असंगत है।