Hindu law r/w Caste Disability Removal Act, 1850 Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration Act, 1973 It is pertinent to note that Hindu law is religious law, the right to property is made by that law dependent upon the observance of the tenants of that faith. Consequently, a lapse from orthodox practices of Hinduism would under that law entail forfeiture of the caste and all rights to property and inheritance. Renouncement of religion has a disability, but after the passing of the Caste Disability Removal Act, 1850 (Act XXI of 1950), change of religion is no ground of exclusion of inheritance. But after the repealing of the Act XXI of 1850 by the Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973) the persons converts into another religion are now forfeited from the inheritance and from the joint family property and fathers property. ...Probir Kumar Dey@ Saiful & anr Vs. Shipra Rani Dey & ors, (Civil), 17 SCOB [2023] HCD 154 ....View Full Judgment

The Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850
The Hindu Law
Cross-caste adoption– The provision of Hindu Law is clear that there cannot be adoption across castes. In other words, a child from one caste cannot be legally adopted by a member of another caste. Mr. A.J. Mohammad Ali argued that the prohibition of cross-caste adoption had been lifted due to the promulgation of the Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850. But he abandoned the argument when Mr. Neogi pointed out that the said law was not applicable in Bangladesh. ...Palash Chandra Saha =VS= Shimul Rani Saha, (Civil), 2020 [9 LM (AD) 16] ....View Full Judgment