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