by Administrator | Feb 15, 2015 | Family Law, Law Reviews
The Marriage Validation Act, 1892 was enacted on 29th February, 1892. The act is in continuation of Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872. Prior to these legislations there was either no legislation or what so ever present was defective. The object of these laws is to...
by Administrator | Feb 13, 2015 | Family Law, Legal News
In a reiteration of its earlier decision in Javed v.State of Haryana, the Supreme Court observed that polygamy isn’t an essential part of Islam. The Supreme Court was hearing an appeal filed by one Khursheed Ahmad Khan, against his dismissal by the Uttar Pradesh...
by Administrator | Oct 10, 2014 | Family Law, Law Reviews, Marriage / Divorce Laws, Miscellaneous Laws
The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of 1886 came into effect from the 8th of March in 1886. The act aims at providing for the intentional registration of certain births and deaths, for the purpose of instituting General Registry Offices so as to maintain...
by Administrator | Oct 6, 2014 | Family Law, Law Reviews, Marriage / Divorce Laws
The Bangalore Marriages Validating Act, 1936 was enacted on October 27, 1936 for the purpose of legalizing some type of marriages that are formalized in the Bangalore Military as well as Civil Stations. In the year 1929, Mr. Walter James McDonald Redwood Missionary...
by Administrator | Aug 9, 2014 | Family Law, Law Reviews, Marriage / Divorce Laws
The Anand Marriage Act, 1909 was enacted by the Imperial Legislative Council under the Governor General to legalize anand marriage ceremony which is identical among the Sikhs. From the early stages of Sikhism, anand marriage ceremony existed. But during the time of...
by Administrator | Jul 14, 2014 | Children Related Laws, Family Law, Law Reviews, Marriage / Divorce Laws
The child marriage is the formalization of marriage of children before they attain the age of eighteen years without obtaining their consent. The child marriage is an illegal practice which is common in many nations particularly in India where one third of the child...
