Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:citation |
Act No. 8 of 1939
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1939
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
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| gptkbp:groundForDissolution |
husband's failure to perform marital obligations for three years
husband's insanity for two years or leprosy or virulent venereal disease cruelty by husband husband's disappearance for four years husband's impotence husband's imprisonment for seven years or more husband's failure to provide maintenance for two years any other ground recognized as valid for dissolution of marriages under Muslim law |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
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| gptkbp:longTitle |
An Act to consolidate and clarify the provisions of Muslim law relating to suits for dissolution of marriage by women married under Muslim law and to remove doubts as to the effect of the renunciation of Islam by a married woman on her marriage tie.
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| gptkbp:providesGroundsFor |
dissolution of marriage by Muslim women
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide Muslim women with grounds for obtaining a decree for the dissolution of their marriages
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Muslim women in India
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| gptkbp:section |
Section 2 lists grounds for dissolution
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| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:Dissolution_of_Muslim_Marriages_Act,_1939
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| gptkbp:status |
in force
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Personal_Laws_(Amendment)_Act,_2019
gptkb:Shariat_Act |
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