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The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

Central

An Act to amend the law relating to marriage and divorce among Parsis.

Act number
3 of 1936
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Legislative Department
Enacted
23 Apr 1936

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55 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Requisites to validity of Parsi marriages.
  4. Section 4Remarriage when unlawful.
  5. Section 5Punishment of bigamy.
  6. Section 6Certificate and registry of marriage.
  7. Section 7Appointment of Registrar.
  8. Section 8Marriage register to be open for public inspection.
  9. Section 9Copy of certificate to sent to Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
  10. Section 10Registration of divorces.
  11. Section 11Penalty for solemnizing marriage contrary to section 4.
  12. Section 12Penalty for priest’s neglect of requirements of section 6.
  13. Section 13Penalty for omitting to subscribe and attest certificate.
  14. Section 14Penalty for making, etc., false certificate.
  15. Section 15Penalty for failing to register certificate.
  16. Section 16Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering register.
  17. Section 17Formal irregularity not to invalidate marriage.
  18. Section 18Constitution of Special Courts under the Act.
  19. Section 19Parsi Chief Matrimonial Courts.
  20. Section 20Parsi District Matrimonial Courts.
  21. Section 21Power to alter territorial jurisdiction of District Courts.
  22. Section 22Certain districts to be within jurisdiction of the Chief Matrimonial Court.
  23. Section 23Court seal.
  24. Section 24Appointment of delegates.
  25. Section 25Power to appoint new delegates.
  26. Section 26Delegates to be deemed public servants.
  27. Section 27Selection of delegates under sections 19 and 20 to be from those appointed under section 24.
  28. Section 28Practitioners in Matrimonial Courts.
  29. Section 29Court in which suits to be brought.
  30. Section 30Suits for nullity.
  31. Section 31Suits for dissolution.
  32. Section 32Grounds for divorce.
  33. Section 32ANon-resumption of cohabitation or restitution of conjugal rights within one year in pursuance of a decree to be ground for divorce.
  34. Section 32BDivorce by mutual consent.
  35. Section 33Joining of co-defendant.
  36. Section 34Suits for judicial separation.
  37. Section 35Decrees in certain suits.
  38. Section 36Suit for restitution of conjugal rights.
  39. Section 37Counter-claim by defendant for any relief.
  40. Section 38Documentary evidence.
  41. Section 39Alimony pendente lite.
  42. Section 40Permanent alimony and maintenance.
  43. Section 41Payment of alimony to wife or to her trustee.
  44. Section 42Disposal of joint property.
  45. Section 43Suits to be heard in camera and may not be printed or published.
  46. Section 44Validity of trial.
  47. Section 45Provisions of Civil Procedure Code to apply to suits under the Act.
  48. Section 46Determination of questions of law and procedure and of fact.
  49. Section 47Appeal to High Court.
  50. Section 48Liberty to parties to marry again.
  51. Section 49Custody of children.
  52. Section 50Settlement of wife’s property for benefit of children.
  53. Section 51Superintendence of High court.
  54. Section 52Applicability of provisions of the Act.
  55. Section 53Repealed.