Describe some of the salient features of the legislation on Personal Law for Christians and Parsis.
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Explanation:
Personal law is defined as a law that applies to a certain class or group of people or a particular person, based on the religions, faith, and culture. In India, everyone belongs to different caste, religion and have their own faith and belief. Their belief is decided by the sets of laws. And these laws are made by considering different customs followed by that religion. Indians are following these laws since the colonial period. In this chapter, we will learn about the personal laws of Hindu, Muslims and the Christain community.
Personal Law
Laws relating to marriage have been clearly codified in different Acts which are applicable to people of different religion. These acts are:
The Converts’ Marriage Dissolution Act, enacted during 1866
The Indian Divorce Act, enacted in 1869
The Indian Christian Marriage Act, enacted during 1872
The Kazis Act, enacted during 1880
The Anand Marriage Act, enacted in 1909
The Indian Succession Act, enacted during 1925
The Child Marriage Restraint Act, enacted in 1929
The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, enacted in 1936
The Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, enacted during 1939
The Special Marriage Act, enacted during 1954
The Hindu Marriage Act, enacted during 1955
The Foreign Marriage Act, enacted in 1969 and
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, enacted in 1986.
In personal cases, courts are required to work with the personal laws when the issue is not being covered by any statutory law. For instance, let’s take a brief look at Hindu personal law.
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