Thus, once defined by the personal law, persons take their capacity with them like a passport whether or however they may travel.
Major religious communities not based in India continue to be governed by their own personal laws.
In all other cases, the personal law with the best claim applies.
The idea behind this act was to give everyone in India the ability to marry outside the personal law under a civil marriage.
All lawyers are however required to take courses regarding personal law.
"Change is a violation of personal laws," she insists early on.
But, as in other places, that may have been restricted mainly to the personal law.
While other personal laws have undergone reform, the Muslim law has not.
Matters that fell under the jurisdiction of these communities were called "personal laws."
There were extensive debates over the place of personal laws in the new Indian legal system.