GK
IMPORTANT ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA
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1852
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1856
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1858
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1863
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act 1856, also Act XV, 1856, passed on 16 July 1856, legalised the remarriage of widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule. The act was enacted on 26 July 1856. It was drafted by Lord Dalhousie and passed by Lord Canning before the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Detailed explanation-2: -On July 16, 1856 widow remarriage act, enacted during the widow remarriage act by governor-general Lord Canning’s administration, legalised the remarriage of Hindu widows.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is 1856. The Hindu widow remarriage act was passed in the year 1856. The act made the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule legal.