The Hindu code bills were several laws passed in the 1950s that aimed to codify and reform
Hindu personal law in India. They passed four Hindu code bills in 1955–56: the Hindu
Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, and Hindu
Adoptions and Maintenance Act.
The Hindu Code bill was principally created by 2 people- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru. These men argued that for a complete upliftment of the nation as a
whole, social upliftment is a dire necessity along with economic and political upliftment.
Therefore, it was first reviewed by a select committee in 1948, chaired by none other than
Dr. Ambedkar himself.
The codification of the Hindu bill had 2 main purposes. Firstly, to elevate the social status of
Hindu women and secondly, to eradicate social disparities and inequality of caste.
Some of the key points proposed under this codification are as follows:
1.The property of a dying man has to be shared equally among his widow, daughter and son,
which according to previous laws was entitled only for his son.
2.The right of any women over her inherited/self-obtained property should not be limited,
instead it was made absolute i.e. it can be processed as she wished.
3.Allowing either partner to file for divorce on certain grounds such as domestic violence,
infidelity etc.
4.The granting of maintenance to the wife if she decides to live separately due to divorce on
grounds as mentioned above.
5.Making monogamy mandatory.
6.Allowance of inter-caste marriage and adoption of children of any caste.
7.Decisions regarding the guardianship of the child in case of divorce were mentioned under
these laws.

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