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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Chapter 4

Title: Nullity of Marriage and Divorce

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....7, for the clause iii) (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 3. Certain words omitted by Act 68 of 1976, section 7 (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 4. The word "or" omitted by Act 44 of 1964, section 2 (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 5. Inserted by Act 68 of 1976, section 7 (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 6. Clause (viii) and (ix) omitted by Act 44 of 1964, section 2 (w.e.f. 20-12-1964). 7. Inserted by Act 44 of 1964, section 2 (w.e.f. 20-12-1964). 8. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, section 7, for "two years" (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 9. Substituted by Act 68 of 1976, section 7 for "bestiality" (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 10. Inserted by Act 68 of 1976, section 7 (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 11. 27th May, 1976. Section 13A - Alternate relief in divorce proceedings 1[13A. Alternate relief in divorce proceedings In any proceeding under this Act, on a petition for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce, except in so far as the petition is founded on the grounds mentioned in clauses (ii), (vi) and (vii) of sub-section (1) of section 13, the court may, if it considers it just so to do having regard to the circumstances of the case, pass instead a decree for judicial separation. ___________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 68.....

Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 Part II

Title: Marriages Between Parsis

State: Central

Year: 1936

.....for the offence of marrying again during the lifetime of a husband or wife. Section 6 - Certificate and registry of marriage Every marriage contracted under this Act shall, immediately on the solemnization thereof, be certified by the officiating priest in the form contained in Schedule II. The certificate shall be signed by the said priest, the contracting parties,1[***], and two witnesses present at the marriage; and the said priest shall thereupon send such certificate together with a fee of two rupees to be paid by the husband to the Registrar of the place at which such marriage is solemnized. The Registrar on receipt of the certificate and fee shall enter the certificate in a register to be kept by him for that purpose and shall be entitled to retain the fee. ____________________________ 1. The words "or their fathers or guardians when they shall not have completed the age of twenty-one years" omitted by the Parsi Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Act, 1988, w.e.f. 15-04-1988. Section 7 - Appointment of Registrar For the purposes of this Act a Registrar shall be appointed.Within the local limits of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of a High Court, the.....

The Uttarakhand Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act, 2010 Complete Act

State: Uttarakhand

Year: 2010

.....the Government of Uttarakhand; (b) "Registrar General" means the Inspector-General of Registration appointed under section 3 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908); (c) "District Registrar" means the Registrar of the District appointed under Section 6 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908) and includes the Officer performing the duties of a Registrar under Sections 10 and 11 of that Act; (d) "Local Registrar" means a Local Registrar of marriages appointed by the State Government under this Act; (e) "Marriage" includes all the marriages contracted by persons belonging to any caste, tribe or religion, and the marriages contracted as per any custom, practices or traditions, and also includes re-marriages; (f) "To contract a marriage" means to solemnize or enter into a marriage in any form or manner, in accordance with any customs, practices or traditions in force; (g) "Memorandum" means a memorandum of marriage referred to in section 5 or 6; (h) "Priest" means any person who get the marriage performed in accordance with the custom of the community concerned; (i) "Register" means a register of marriages maintained under this Act; (j).....

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

Special Marriage Act, 1954 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....being entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, the Certificate shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized and that all formalities respecting the signatures of witnesses have been complied with. SECTION 14: NEW NOTICE WHEN MARRIAGE NOT SOLEMNIZED WITHIN THREE MONTHS Whenever a marriage is not solemnized within three calendar months from the date on which notice thereof has been given to the Marriage Officer as required by section 5-, or where an appeal has been filed under sub-section (2) of section 8-, within three months from the date of the decision of the district court on such appeal or, where the record of a case has been transmitted to the Central Government under section 10-, within three months from the date of decision of the Central Government the notice and all other proceedings arising there from shall be deemed to have lapsed, and no Marriage Officer shall solemnize the marriage until a new notice has been given in the manner laid down in this Act. CHAPTER 03 REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES CELEBRATED IN OTHER FORMS OBJECTS AND REASONS Section 15(e). Proviso.- "In the.....

Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1936

.....certificate was defective, irregular or incorrect. "Clause 17.- This new clause lays down general principles on which most discreet Judges would act and have acted." CHAPTER III- PARSI MATRIMONIAL COURTS SECTION 18: CONSTITUTION OF SPECIAL COURTS UNDER THE ACT For the purpose of hearing suits under this Act, a special Court shall be constituted in each of the Presidency-towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, and in such other places in the territories of the several[State Governments] as such Governments respectively shall think fit. SECTION 19: PARSI CHIEF MATRIMONIAL COURTS The Court so constituted in each of the Presidency towns shall be entitled the Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court of Calcutta, Madras or Bombay, as the case may be. The local limits of the jurisdiction of a Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court shall be conterminous with the local limits of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the High Court. The Chief Justice of the High Court or such other Judge of the same Court, as the Chief Justice shall from time to time appoint, shall be the Judge of such Matrimonial Court, and, in the trial of cases under this Act, he shall be aided14[by five delegates, except in.....

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....to another when the one is connected with the other in any of the ways referred to in the provisions of this Act relating to the relevancy of facts. "Facts in issue" " The expression "facts in issue" means and includes " any fact from which, either by itself or in connection with other facts, the existence, non-existence, nature or extent of any right, liability, or disability, asserted or denied on any suit or proceeding, necessarily follows. Explanation - Whenever, under the provisions of the law for the time being in force relating to Civil Procedure, any Court records an issue of fact, the fact to be asserted or denied in the answer to such issue is a fact in issue. Illustrations A is accused of the murder of B. At his trial the following facts may be in issue:- That caused A B's death; That A intended to cause Bs' death; That A had received grave and sudden provocation from B; That A, at the time of doing the act which caused B's death, was, by reason of unsoundness of mind, incapable of knowing its nature. "Documents" " "Documents" means any matter expressed of described upon any substance by means of letters, figures or marks, or by more than one of those means,.....

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories. SECTION 02: APPLICATION OF ACT (1) This Act applies- (a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj, (b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion, and (c) to any other person domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed. Explanation: The following persons are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas or Sikhs by religion, as the case may be:- (a) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, both of whose parents are Hindus, Buddhists, Jainas, or Sikhs by religion; (b) any child, legitimate or illegitimate, one of whose parents is a Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion and who is brought up as a member of the tribe, community, group or family to which such.....

Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....being entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, the certificate shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized, and that all formalities respecting the residence of the party concerned previous to the marriage and the signatures of witnesses have been complied with. SECTION 15: VALIDITY OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES IN INDIA Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act a marriage solemnized in the manner provided in this Act shall be good and valid in law. SECTION 16: NEW NOTICE WHEN MARRIAGE NOT SOLEMNIZED WITHIN SIX MONTHS - Whenever a marriage is not solemnized within six months from the date on which notice thereof has been given to the Marriage Officer as required under section 5-or where the record of a case has been transmitted to the Central Government under section 10-, or where an appeal has been preferred to the Central Government under section 11-, within three months from the date of decision of the Central Government in such case or appeal, as the case may be, the notice and all other proceedings arising therefrom shall be deemed to have lapsed, and no Marriage Officer.....

Special Marriage Act, 1954 Complete Act

Title: Special Marriage Act, 1954

State: Central

Year: 1954

.....under this Chapter Chapter IV Section19 - Effect of marriage on member of undivided family Section20 - Rights and disabilities not affected by Act Section21 - Succession to property of parties married under Act Section21A - Special provision in certain cases Chapter V Section22 - Restitution of conjugal rights Section23 - Judicial separation Chapter VI Section24 - Void marriages Section25 - Voidable marriages Section26 - Legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages Section27 - Divorce Section27A - Alternative relief in divorce proceedings Section28 - Divorce by mutual consent Section29 - Restriction on petitions for divorce during first one year after marriage Section30 - Re-marriage of divorced persons Chapter VII Section31 - Court to which petition should be made Section32 - Contents and verification of petitions Section33 - Proceedings to be in camera and may not be printed or published 16 Section34 - Duty of court in passing decrees Section35 - Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings Section36 - Alimony pendente life Section37 - Permanent alimony and maintenance Section38 - Custody of children Section39 - Appeals from decrees.....