Report No. 211

Laws on Registration of Marriage and Divorce - A Proposal for Consolidation and Reform

Contents
Chapter I	Introduction
	Introduction
Chapter II	Registration of Civil Marriages
A.	Old Special Marriage Act 1872
B.	New Special Marriage Act 1954
C.	Foreign Marriage Act 1969
Chapter III	Registration of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh Marriages
A.	Hindu Marriage Act 1955
B.	Hindu Marriage Registration Rules
C.	Special and Local Laws
Chapter IV	Registration of Muslim Marriages
A.	Certification by the Kazis
B.	The kazis Act 1880
C.	Local Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Acts
Chapter V	Registration of Christian, Parsi, Jewish and Bahai Marriages
A.	Indian Christian Marriage Act 1872
B.	Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act 1936
C.	Bahai and Jewish Marriages
Chapter VI	Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1886
A.	Limited Scope of the Act
B.	Transmission of Marriage Records
Chapter VII	General State Laws on Marriage Registration
A.	Bombay Registration of Marriages Act 1954
B.	Laws of Other States
Chapter VIII	Registration of Divorces
A.	Divorces Obtained Outside the Court
B.	Divorces Obtained in Courts
Chapter IX	Findings and Recommendations
A.	Findings
B.	Recommendations