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The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

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

Act Details

Act Number:

3

Act Year:

1936

Location:

Chhattisgarh

Enactment Date:

4/23/1936

Enforcement Date:

22-06-1936

Department:

Department of LAW AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

Full List of Parsi Marriage Act Sections

Section 1 to Section 53

Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2

Section 3

Requisites to validity of Parsi marriages.

Section 4

Remarriage when unlawful.

Section 5

Punishment of bigamy.

Section 6

Certificate and registry of marriage.

Section 7

Appointment of Registrar.

Section 8

Marriage register to be open for public inspection.

Section 9

Copy of certificate to sent to Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Section 10

Registration of divorces.

Section 11

Penalty for solemnizing marriage contrary to section 4.

Section 12

Penalty for priest’s neglect of requirements of section 6.

Section 13

Penalty for omitting to subscribe and attest certificate.

Section 14

Penalty for making, etc., false certificate.

Section 15

Penalty for failing to register certificate.

Section 16

Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering register.

Section 17

Formal irregularity not to invalidate marriage.

Section 18

Constitution of Special Courts under the Act.

Section 19

Parsi Chief Matrimonial Courts.

Section 20

Parsi District Matrimonial Courts.

Section 21

Power to alter territorial jurisdiction of District Courts.

Section 22

Certain districts to be within jurisdiction of the Chief Matrimonial Court.

Section 23

Section 24

Appointment of delegates.

Section 25

Power to appoint new delegates.

Section 26

Delegates to be deemed public servants.

Section 27

Selection of delegates under sections 19 and 20 to be from those appointed under section 24.

Section 28

Practitioners in Matrimonial Courts.

Section 29

Court in which suits to be brought.

Section 30

Suits for nullity.

Section 31

Suits for dissolution.

Section 32

Grounds for divorce.

Section 32A

Non-resumption of cohabitation or restitution of conjugal rights within one year in pursuance of a decree to be ground for divorce.

Section 32B

Divorce by mutual consent.

Section 33

Joining of co-defendant.

Section 34

Suits for judicial separation.

Section 35

Decrees in certain suits.

Section 36

Suit for restitution of conjugal rights.

Section 37

Counter-claim by defendant for any relief.

Section 38

Documentary evidence.

Section 39

Alimony pendente lite.

Section 40

Permanent alimony and maintenance.

Section 41

Payment of alimony to wife or to her trustee.

Section 42

Disposal of joint property.

Section 43

Suits to be heard in camera and may not be printed or published.

Section 44

Validity of trial.

Section 45

Provisions of Civil Procedure Code to apply to suits under the Act.

Section 46

Determination of questions of law and procedure and of fact.

Section 47

Appeal to High Court.

Section 48

Liberty to parties to marry again.

Section 49

Custody of children.

Section 50

Settlement of wife’s property for benefit of children.

Section 51

Superintendence of High court.

Section 52

Applicability of provisions of the Act.

Section 53