The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936.
Central · 1936
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Requisites to validity of Parsi marriages.
- S. 4Remarriage when unlawful.
- S. 5Punishment of bigamy.
- S. 6Certificate and registry of marriage.
- S. 7Appointment of Registrar.
- S. 8Marriage register to be open for public inspection.
- S. 9Copy of certificate to sent to Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
- S. 10Registration of divorces.
- S. 11Penalty for solemnizing marriage contrary to section 4.
- S. 12Penalty for priest’s neglect of requirements of section 6.
- S. 13Penalty for omitting to subscribe and attest certificate.
- S. 14Penalty for making, etc., false certificate.
- S. 15Penalty for failing to register certificate.
- S. 16Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering register.
- S. 17Formal irregularity not to invalidate marriage.
- S. 18Constitution of Special Courts under the Act.
- S. 19Parsi Chief Matrimonial Courts.
- S. 20Parsi District Matrimonial Courts.
- S. 21Power to alter territorial jurisdiction of District Courts.
- S. 22Certain districts to be within jurisdiction of the Chief Matrimonial Court.
- S. 23Court seal.
- S. 24Appointment of delegates.
- S. 25Power to appoint new delegates.
- S. 26Delegates to be deemed public servants.
- S. 27Selection of delegates under sections 19 and 20 to be from those appointed under section 24.
- S. 28Practitioners in Matrimonial Courts.
- S. 29Court in which suits to be brought.
- S. 30Suits for nullity.
- S. 31Suits for dissolution.
- S. 32Grounds for divorce.
- S. 32ANon-resumption of cohabitation or restitution of conjugal rights within one year in pursuance of a decree to be ground for divorce.
- S. 32BDivorce by mutual consent.
- S. 33Joining of co-defendant.
- S. 34Suits for judicial separation.
- S. 35Decrees in certain suits.
- S. 36Suit for restitution of conjugal rights.
- S. 37Counter-claim by defendant for any relief.
- S. 38Documentary evidence.
- S. 39Alimony pendente lite.
- S. 40Permanent alimony and maintenance.
- S. 41Payment of alimony to wife or to her trustee.
- S. 42Disposal of joint property.
- S. 43Suits to be heard in camera and may not be printed or published.
- S. 44Validity of trial.
- S. 45Provisions of Civil Procedure Code to apply to suits under the Act.
- S. 46Determination of questions of law and procedure and of fact.
- S. 47Appeal to High Court.
- S. 48Liberty to parties to marry again.
- S. 49Custody of children.
- S. 50Settlement of wife’s property for benefit of children.
- S. 51Superintendence of High court.
- S. 52Applicability of provisions of the Act.
- S. 53Repealed.