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...
by Administrator | Oct 29, 2013 | Family Law, Law Reviews, Marriage / Divorce Laws
In 1872, Henry Sumner Maine initiated Act III which grants any dissenters to choose their partner in accordance with the new law dealing with civil marriage. But the Act failed due to opposition from the Government and administrators and hence a new legislation was...
by Administrator | Oct 28, 2013 | Family Law, Law Reviews, Marriage / Divorce Laws
In India, people are managed by laws enacted by the Parliament or concerned State legislations or custom prevailing in the society. In 1937, the Shariat Application Act was enacted for the application of Shariat law to Muslims which enunciated the principle that in...
