Under the parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 the language of the clause is different. The parsi marriage and divorce amendment act, 1988 no. Full text containing the act, parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936, with all the sections, schedules, short title, enactment date, and footnotes. Indian christian marriage act, 1872 pdf muslim personal law shariat application act, 1937 parsi marriage and divorce act 1936 special marriage act, 1954. Parsi marriage and divorce act of india document, english.
Parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 complete act bare act. Divorce in hindu, christian, parsi and special marriage. Law relating to parsi marriage is governed by parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936. The parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 the parsi marriage is also regarded as a contract through a religious ceremony of ashirvad is necessary for its validity. Any married person may sue for divorce on any one or more of the following grounds, namely. In what could very well turn out to be another keenly followed litigation, the supreme court today agreed to examine the vires of certain critical provisions. Saturday august 15, 2015 assabt thoul kidah 01, 1436 sanivara sravana 24, 1937, at 09. Parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 bare acts law library. Parsi marriage and divorce act 1936 archives legal news.
No parsi whether such parsi has changed his or her religion or domicile or not shall contract any marriage under this act or any other law in the lifetime of his or her wife or husband, whether a parsi or not, except after his or her lawful divorce from such wife or husband or after his or her marriage with such wife or husband has lawfully been declared null and void or dissolved, and, if. Download free sample and get upto 75% off on mrprental. Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to marriage and divorce among parsis. Every parsi who during the lifetime of his or her wife or husband, whether a parsi or not, contracts a marriage without having been lawfully divorced from such. Even today, they are governed by their religious laws. This act amends the parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936, of india in the following ways, among others. Section 32 in the parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936. The parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936, india divorce. In this act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,5 husband means a parsi husband. An act to amend the law relating to marriage and divorce among parsis. Parsi marriage and divorce act 1936 complete act citation 51403. Provided that the central government may, in respect of territories which, immediately before the 1st november, 1956, were comprised in part b states by notification in the official.
In modern india, the remedy is available to hindus under section 9 of the hindu marriage act, 1955, to muslims under general law, to christians under section 32 and 33 of the indian divorce act, 1869, to parsis under section 36 of the parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 and to persons married according to the provisions of the special marriage. I no parsi whether such parsi has changed his or her religion or domicile or not shall contract any marriage under this act or any other law in the lifetime of his. Buy the parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 by panel of experts pdf online from faculty notes. The parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936legislative department. Parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 bare acts law. The parsi marriage is also regarded as a contract through a religious ceremony of ashirvad is necessary for its validity. In view of the amendments to the enactment carried out in 1988, the law relating to parsis needed updating which shabir. The parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 act 3 of 1936 23rd april, 1936 definitions. April, 1936 1 an act to amend the law relating to marriage and divorce among parsis. The parsi marriage and divorce act, 1936 indian kanoon.
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