Category: Parsi Laws
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Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act Q & A: Set 02 (Dissolution of a Parsi Marriage)
These are frequently asked questions about Dissolution of Parsi Marriage under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936. Type – I: Answer in Two or Three Sentences (1 M) a) Name the grounds of nullity of marriage in a suit under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act. The Parsi community in India follows their separate…
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Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act Q & A: Set 01 (Parsi Marriage)
These are frequently asked questions about Parsi Marriage under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936. Type – I: Answer in Two or Three Sentences (1 M) a) What is the law applicable to Parsees in the matter of marriage and divorce? The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 is applicable to Parsees in the…
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Parsi Matrimonial Courts (Ss. 18-29 of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936)
A Parsi Marriage and divorce proceedings are governed by the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936. The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865 was enacted on April 7, 1865. To meet the need of changing times, the Parsi Central Association appointed a sub-committee in 1923 and it suggested certain amendments. As a result, the Act of 1936…
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Parsi Marriages (Ss. 3-17 the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936)
The Parsis, literally means “Persians,” who descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to India in the 7th century to avoid religious persecution by Muslims. They live chiefly in Mumbai and in a few towns and villages mostly to the north of Mumbai, but also at Karachi (Pakistan) and Bengaluru (Karnataka, India). They had adjusted them according to Indian culture but still…