Personal Laws in India

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:administeredBy family courts
gptkbp:appliesTo citizens of India
different religious communities
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:religion
gptkbp:challenge public interest litigations
gptkbp:criticizedFor gender inequality
lack of uniformity
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Indian_Parliament
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:Law_Commission_of_India
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Uniform_Civil_Code
gptkbp:enforcedBy Indian courts
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Uniform_Civil_Code
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Hindu_Adoption_and_Maintenance_Act,_1956
gptkb:Hindu_Marriage_Act,_1955
gptkb:Hindu_Minority_and_Guardianship_Act,_1956
gptkb:Hindu_Succession_Act,_1956
gptkb:Muslim_Personal_Law_(Shariat)_Application_Act,_1937
gptkb:Special_Marriage_Act,_1954
gptkb:Muslim_Women_(Protection_of_Rights_on_Divorce)_Act,_1986
gptkb:Indian_Christian_Marriage_Act,_1872
gptkb:Indian_Divorce_Act,_1869
Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Personal Laws in India
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Muslim_Personal_Law
gptkb:Christian_Personal_Law
gptkb:Hindu_Personal_Law
gptkb:Parsi_Personal_Law
Jewish Personal Law
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:bridge
gptkb:religion
judicial precedents
gptkbp:originatedIn colonial era
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Article_25_of_Indian_Constitution
gptkbp:reformed various legislative acts
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:family
gptkb:marriage
inheritance
adoption
succession
guardianship
gptkbp:relatedTo Uniform Civil Code debate
gptkbp:subject judicial interpretation
constitutional provisions
Article 44 of Indian Constitution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Personal_Laws_(Amendment)_Act,_2019
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7