S.1 Law or usage which inflicts forfeiture of, or affects, rights on change of religion or loss of caste to cease to be enforced

       So much of any law or usage now in force within [ Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, Section 3 and Schedule for ''the territories subject to the Government of the East India Company'.][India ] as inflicts on any person forfeiture of rights or property, or may be held in any way to impair or affect any right of inheritance, by reason of his or her renouncing, or having been excluded from the communion of, any religion , or being deprived of caste, shall cease to be enforced as law [Substitue by Section 3 and Schedule, Substitue by Section 3, for ''in the Courts of the East India Company, and in the Courts established by Royal Charter within the said territories ''.][ in any court ].
       [ Added by Section 3 and Schedule, Substitue by Section 3,]

S.2 Short title and extent

       (1) This Act may be called the Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850.
       (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.