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Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

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SMT. SEEMAversusASHWANI KUMAR

2007 INSC 1103Directions issued

The Supreme Court revisited its earlier order of 14 February 2006 directing that all marriages in India be compulsorily registered. After hearing amicus curiae and examining compliance reports, the Court found that several states (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, …

SMT. SEEMAversusASHWANI KUMAR

2006 INSC 83

The Supreme Court, hearing a transfer petition concerning a matrimonial suit, observed that the lack of official marriage records in many States enables unscrupulous persons to deny the existence of marriages, adversely affecting women and children. It noted that while several States have rules for …

MS. JORDAN DIENGDEHversusS.S, CHOPRA

1985 INSC 138Disposed off

The wife, a Christian from the Khasi tribe and an Indian Foreign Service officer, married a Sikh husband under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872. She filed a petition under the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 seeking a declaration of nullity or judicial separation on the ground of her husband's …

THRITY HOSHIE DOLIKUKAversusHOSHIAM SHAVAKSHA DOLIKUKA

1982 INSC 61Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court considered the custody of an 11‑year‑old daughter, Gospi, of a divorced Parsi couple. The lower courts had awarded custody to the father, but the mother appealed, arguing that the child's welfare required her custody and continued education in a boarding school. The Court held that …