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The Goa Civil Code, also called the Goa Family Law, is the set of civil laws that governs the residents of the Indian state of Goa. [1] [2] The Goan civil code was introduced after Portuguese Goa and Damaon were elevated from being mere Portuguese colonies to the status of a Província Ultramarina (Overseas possession). [3]
F. A. Ráná, Parsi Law: Containing the Law Applicable to Parsis as Regards Succession and Inheritance, Marriage and Divorce, Printed at the Examiner Press, 1902 M. Miele, English Common Law, Extraterritoriality and Parsi Law: A Case in 1930s’ China , Prague Papers on the History of International Relations, 2/2019, pp. 19–29
Christian marriage in India can be dissolved under the Indian Divorce Act of 1869 (under Section X) under three conditions: [5] By Section X A (as amended in 2001) both parties can file for a divorce by mutual consent. According to Section X (I), either party can file for divorce on the grounds that the other party is of unsound mind. These ...
Marriages of Indian Christians are regulated by the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872. [1] Christian personal law is not applicable in Goa; instead, the Goa civil code [2] (also known as Goa Family Law) is the set of civil laws that regulate the residents of the Indian state of Goa. In India as a whole, there are religion-specific civil codes ...
The Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) is an act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1955. Three other important acts were also enacted as part of the Hindu Code Bills during this time: the Hindu Succession Act (1956), the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (1956), the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956).
Indian society in pre-independence era had many other considerations like socio-economic status, jati and gotra etc. in case of marriages. While the Hindu Code Bills and other Acts wiped out all such practices in Hindu, Jains, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities, some conservative sections of these communities had been demanding ...
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