Act Info:
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,
(1) "Chief Justice" includes senior Judge;
(2) " Court " means a Court constituted under this Act;
(3) to "desert", together with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to desert the other party to a marriage without reasonable cause and without the consent, or against the will, of such party;
(4) " grievous hurt " means
(a) emasculation;
(b) permanent privation of the sight of either eye;
(c) permanent privation of the hearing of either ear
(d) privation of any member or joint;
(e) destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint;
(f) permanent disfiguration of the head or face; or
(g) any hurt which endangers life;
(5) " husband " means a Parsi husband;
(6) " marriage " means a marriage between Parsis whether contracted before or after the commencement of this Act;
(7) a " Parsi " means a Parsi Zoroastrian;
(8) " priest " means a Parsi priest and includes Dastur and Mobed; and
(9) " wife " means a Parsi wife.