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156 (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall come 1nto force on such date as the Govern- ment may, by notlfication 1n the Gazette, appomt, 2 Definition—In thrs Act, ”Jomt Hindu Fanuly” means any Hmdu family w1th commumty 01 property and 111clude=.—— (1) a tarwad or thavaa governed by the Madlas Marumakkathayam Act, 1932, the Travancorc Nayar Act, II of 1100, the Travancore Ezhava Act, III of 1100, the NanJmad Vellala Act of 1101, the Travancore Kshatriya Act of 1108, the Travancore Knshnanvaka Marumakkathayee Act, VII of 1115, the Cochm Nayar Act, XXIX 01 1113, or the Cochln Maru- makkathayam Act, XXXIII of 1113, (2) a kutumba or kavaru governed by the Madras Ahyasanthana Act, 1949, (3) an lllom governed by the Kerala Nambudn‘i Act, 1958, and ' (4) an und1v1ded Hlndu family governed by the Mita- kshara law. . 3 Birth in family not to give rise to rights in property.— On and after the commencement oi th1s Act, no right to clann any interest 1n any property of an ancestor durmg his or her l1fet1me Wthh lS founded on the mere fact that the clalmant was born 1n the family of the ancestor shall be recogmsed 1n any court. \ 4 Joint tenancy to be replaced by tenancy in common—- (1) All members of an und1v1ded Hindu Family governed by the M1takshara law holding any coparcenary property on the day th1s Act comes 1n't0 force shall, With effect from that day, be deemed to hold 1t as tenants—in—common as If a partition had taken place among all the members of that undiVIded Hlndu family as respects such property and as if each one of them L) holding his or her share separately as lull owner thereof Prov1ded that nothing 1n thls sub—sectlon shall afi‘ect the right to mamtenance or the right to marriage or funeral expenses out of the copalcenary property or the right to resrdence, 11 any. of the members of an und1v1ded Hindu family, other than persons who have become entltled to hold their ~¢. 4.0....“ _ .- \ 157 \ shares separately, and any such rrght can be enforced as if this Act had not been passed (2) All members of a Jomt Hlndu Famlly, other than an undwrded Hmdu famlly referred to m sub-sectlon (1), holdmg any 101m famtly property on the day thlS Act comes Into force, shall, wrth effect from that day be deemed to hold 1t as tenants- 1n~common, as If a partrtron of such property per capzta had taken place among all the members of the famrly hvmg on the day aforesald, whether such members were entrtled to clarm such\partrt10n or not under the law apphcable to them, and as 1f each one of the members rs holding hrs or her share separately as full owner thereot 5 Rule of prous obhgahon of Hindu son abrogated.— (1) After the commencement of thrs Act, no court shall, save as provrded m sub-sectron (2), recognlse any rrght to proceed agamst a son, grandson or great-grandson for the recovery of any debt due from hls father, grandfather or great-grandfather or any ahenatlon of property 1n respect of or In satlsfaction of any such debt on the ground of the prous obhgatmn under the Hrndu law, of the son, grandson or great-grandson to drscharge any such debt. (2) In the case of any debt contracted before the com— mencement of thrs Act, nothmg contamed 1n sub-sectron (1) Shall affect—— (a) the rrght of any credrtor to proceed agamst the son, grandson or great-grandson, as the case may be, or (b) any ahenatron made 1n respect of, or m satrsfaction of, any such debt, and any such rrght or ahenatron shall be enforceable under the rule of plous obhgatron 1n the same manner and to the same extent as It would have been enforceable 1f thrs Act had not been passed Explanation—For the purposes of sub-sectron (2), the expressron “son” “grandson”, or "great—grandson" shall be deemed to refer to the son, grandson or great—grandson, as the case may be, who was born or adopted prror to the commence— ment of thls Act. 158