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The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936.

55 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1Certain words omitted by Act 5 of 1988, s. 10 (w.e.f. 15-4-1988)
  3. 2Section 2
  4. 3Sister's daughter's husband
  5. 4Sister's son or step-sister's son, or any direct lineal descendant of a sister or step-sister
  6. 5Punishment of bigamy
  7. 6Daughter's son or step-daughter's son, or any direct lineal descendant of a daughter or step-daughter
  8. 7Husband of daughter or of step-daughter, or of any direct lineal descendant of a daughter or step-daughter
  9. 8Husband of son's daughter or of step-son's daughter, or of any direct lineal descendant of a son or step-son
  10. 9Copy of certificate to sent to Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages
  11. 10Registration of divorces
  12. 11Penalty for solemnizing marriage contrary to section 4
  13. 12Penalty for priest's neglect of requirements of section 6
  14. 13Penalty for omitting to subscribe and attest certificate
  15. 14Penalty for making, etc., false certificate
  16. 15Penalty for failing to register certificate
  17. 16Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering register
  18. 17Formal irregularity not to invalidate marriage
  19. 18Constitution of Special Courts under the Act
  20. 19Parsi Chief Matrimonial Courts
  21. 20Parsi District Matrimonial Courts
  22. 21Power to alter territorial jurisdiction of District Courts
  23. 22Certain districts to be within jurisdiction of the Chief Matrimonial Court
  24. 23Court seal
  25. 24Appointment of delegates
  26. 25Power to appoint new delegates
  27. 26Delegates to be deemed public servants
  28. 27Selection of delegates under sections 19 and 20 to be from those appointed under section 24
  29. 28Practitioners in Matrimonial Courts
  30. 29Court in which suits to be brought
  31. 30Suits for nullity
  32. 31Suits for dissolution
  33. 32Grounds for divorce
  34. 32ANon-resumption of cohabitation or restitution of conjugal rights within one year in
  35. 32BDivorce by mutual consent
  36. 33Joining of co-defendant
  37. 34Suits for judicial separation
  38. 35Decrees in certain suits
  39. 36Suit for restitution of conjugal rights
  40. 37Counter-claim by defendant for any relief
  41. 39Alimony
  42. 40Permanent alimony and maintenance
  43. 41Payment of alimony to wife or to her trustee
  44. 42Disposal of joint property
  45. 43Suits to be heard
  46. 44Validity of trial
  47. 45Provisions of Civil Procedure Code to apply to suits under the Act
  48. 46Determination of questions of law and procedure and of fact
  49. 47Appeal to High Court
  50. 48Liberty to parties to marry again
  51. 49Custody of children
  52. 50Settlement of wife's property for benefit of children
  53. 51Superintendence of High Court
  54. 52Applicability of provisions of the Act
  55. 53[