Report No. 212

Laws of Civil Marriages in India - A Proposal to Resolve Certain Conflicts

Contents
Chapter I	Introduction
	Introduction
Chapter II	The Special Marriage Act 1954
A.	Old Special Marriage Act 1872
B.	New Special Marriage Act 1954
C.	Inter-Religious Civil Marriages
Chapter III	The Foreign Marriage Act 1969
A.	Solemnization of New Marriages
B.	Registration of Existing Marriages
Chapter IV	The Prohibited Degrees in Marriage
A.	Special Marriage Act 1872
B.	Special Marriage Act 1954
C.	Foreign Marriage Act 1969
Chapter V	The Applicable Law of Succession
A.	Under the Special Marriage Act 1872
B.	Under the Special Marriage Act 1954
C.	Effect of the Amendment of 1976
D.	Under the Foreign Marriage Act 1969
Chapter VI	Recommendations
	Recommendations