The Draft Hindu Code Bill by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar along with the then existing Hindu Code as amended by the Select Committee

54 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES

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4. Overriding effect of Code. —Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Code,—

(a) any text, rule or interpretation of Hindu law or any custom or usage in force immediately before the commencement of this Code shall cease to have effect with respect to any of the matters dealt with in this Code; and

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

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