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The present two-volume digest is the most comprehensive, systematic and analytical work on Marriage & Divorce, Maintenance, Adoption, Guardianship and Custody of Children covering the complete law on the subject as laid by the Supreme Court from its inception in 1950 to date. The digest also includes all the rulings on Dowry, Cruelty, Abetment of Suicide and Dowry Death as often these matters also involve criminal cross cases.
In India, the Law of Marriage & Divorce and Allied subjects is a combination of general law i.e. law that applies regardless of a person's religion or community, and personal laws. Moreover, the Supreme Court has ruled that many important aspects of the Law of Marriage and Divorce and allied subjects are uniformly applicable regardless of personal law. Hence, the authors have adopted this spirit of the Uniform Civil Code as the guiding principle for arranging the case law in this digest.
The rulings which are given here are either based on general laws, or even when arising out of personal law adjudication, are such that they are uniformly applicable or relevant to all communities like
Thereafter, the authors have discussed these very topics under different Personal Laws, namely:
Notable Features:
Volume 1
1. General Principles of Law Relevant to All Communities
1.1 Generally
1.2 Marriage, Divorce, Other Unions and Children
1.3 Dowry, Cruelty, Abetment of Suicide and Dowry Death
1.4 Adoption
1.5 Guardians and Wards
Volume 2
1.6 Maintenance and Financial Provision/Alimony/Palimony
1.7 Judicial Intervention/Family Courts/Judges/Officers
1.8 Conversion/Reconversion of Religion
2. Christian Law on Marriage and Divorce
3. Hindu Law on Marriage and Divorce
4. Muslim Law on Marriage and Divorce
5. Parsi Law on Marriage and Divorce
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