Marriage has been dissolved by decree of divorce, Phrase 'marriage has been dissolved by decree of divorce' in s. 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 means where the relationship of marriage has been brought to an end by intervention of Court by a decree. This decree will include a decree under s. 11, 12 or 13, Lata Kamat v. Vilas AIR 1989 SC 1477 (1481): (1989) 2 SCC 613: (1989) 2 SCR 137. [Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, s. 15]...
Gretna green marriage, a marriage celebrated at Gretna, in Dumfries (bordering on the county of Cumberland), in Scotland. By the law of Scotland a valid marriage may be contracted by consent alone before witnesses without any other formality. See PER VERBA DE PR'SENTI.A marriage entered into in a jurisdiction other than where the parties reside to avoid some legal impediment that exists where they live; a runaway marriage, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 709.When Lord Hardwicke's repealed Marriage Act of 1753 (26 Geo. 2, c. 33), rendered the publicationof banns (or a licence) necessary in England, it became usual for persons who wished to marry clandestinely to go to Gretna Green, the nearest part of Scotland, and marry according to the Scotch law; so a sort of chapel was built at Gretna Green, in which the English marriage service was performed by the village blacksmith; as to the validity of such marriages, see Hubback on Succession. But by the Marriage (Scotland) Act, 1856 (19 ...
Marriage Officer, an officer who can celebrate marriage in foreign countries and British Possessions under the Foreign Marriages Act, 1892.It means a person appointed under s. 3 to be a Marriage Officer. [Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 (33 of 1969), s. 2 (d)] For the purposes of this act, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint one or more Marriage Officers for the whole or any part of the State [Special Marriage Act, 1954, s. 3(1)]...
Registrar, means the Registrar of Marriages appointed under this Act. [Gujarat Registration of Marriages Acts, 2006, s. 2(g)]Means the Registrar of the Council appointed under s. 14. [The Maharashtra State Council for Occupa-tional Therapy and Physiotherapy Act, 2002, s. 2(q)]...
Building, defined by Lord Esher in Moir v. Williams, (1892) 1 QB 270, as an inclosure of brick or stone covered by a roof, and said by Park, J., in R. v. Gregory, (1833) 5 B. & Ad. At p. 561, not to include a wall; but the definition depends on circumstances, and may include a reservoir, Moran v. Marsland, (1909) 1 KB 744. The London Building Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. clviii.), has no definition. The term 'new building' was defined in s. 23 of the (English) Public Health Acts Amendment Act,1907 (c. 53) (now repealed); and see also Southend-on-Sea Corporation v. Archer, (1901) 70 LJ KB 328; South Shields Corporation v. Wilson, (1901) 84 LT 267. An old railway carriage will be a 'new building' if the interior arrangements are altered, Hanrahan v. Leigh Urban Council, (1909) 2 KB 257. An advertisement hoarding is a building within a restrictive covenant, Nussey v. Provincial Bill Posting Co., (1909) 1 Ch 734; Stevens v. Willing & Co. Ltd., 1929 WN 53. See also Paddington Corporation v...
Consular Marriage Acts of 1849 and 1868 (English) (12 & 13 Vict. c. 68), and (31 & 32 Vict. c. 61), for the marriage of British subjects abroad by consuls, extended by the Marriage Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 47), and Regulations made by Order in Council thereunder, and amended by the Foreign Marriage Act, 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 74); but all these Acts are repealed and with amendment re-enacted by the Foreign Marriage Act, 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 23)....
Child rights, includes to children's rights adopted in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child on the 20th November, 1989 and ratified by the Government of India on the 11th December, 1992. [Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (42 of 2006), s. 2(b)]...
split custody A form of custody (generally not looked upon favorably) in which some or one of the parties' children is/are in the custody of one parent and the remaining child(ren) is/are in the custody of the other parent. ...
Gandharva marriage, The Gandharva marriage is the voluntary union of a youth and a damsel which springs from desire and sensual inclination. It has at times been erroneously described as an euphemism for concubinage. This view is based on a total misconception of the leading texts of the Smritis. It may be noted that the essential marriage ceremonies are as much a requisite part of this form of marriage as of any other unless it is shown that some modification of those ceremonies has been introduced by custom in any particular community or caste.(Mulla's Hindu Law, 12th Edn., at p. 605), Bhaurao Shankar Laokande v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1965 SC 1564 (1566): (1965) 2 SCR 837....
Foreign Marriage Acts. See MARRIAGE (Foreign Marriage)....