The current edition of the work is comprehensive and exhaustive compilation of statutory law on the area of family law alongwith extracts from other statutes which may be of relevance. For the first time relevant provisions relating to family law as found in various other statutes such as the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Evidence Act, Trust Act, Gifts Act, etc. have also been included.

Digest of Transfer of Matrimonial Cases
Digest of Will Cases

LAW RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
1. Anand Marriage Act, 1909
2. Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937
3. Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
4. Christian Marriage Act, 1872
5. Christian Marriage (Extension to Transferred Territory) Act, 1995
6. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
7. Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
Commission of Sati (Prevention) Rules, 1988

8. Converts’ Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866
9. Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
10. Divorce Act, 1869
11. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Dowry Prohibition (Maintenance of Lists of Presents to the Bride and Bridegroom) Rules, 1985

12. Evidence Act, 1872 (Extracts)
13. Foreign Marriage Act, 1969
Foreign Marriage Rules, 1970

14. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
15. Hindu Marriages (Validation of Proceedings) Act, 1960

16. Hindu Widows’ Re-marriage Act, 1856
17. Marriages’ Validation Act, 1892
18. Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act, 1948
19. Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Rules, 1986

20. Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936
21. Penal Code, 1860 (Extracts)
22. Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
23. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Rules, 2006

24. Special Marriage Act, 1954

LAW RELATING TO ADOPTION AND MAINTENANCE
25. Air Force Act, 1950 (Extracts)
26. Army Act, 1950 (Extracts)
27. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Extracts)
28. Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
29. Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
30. Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
31. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
Guidelines Governing the Adoption of Children, 2011
32. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
33. Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921
34. Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1913 (Extracts)
35. Navy Act, 1957 (Extracts)
36. Trusts Act, 1882 (Extracts)

LAW RELATING TO INHERITANCE AND SUCCESSION
37. Estate Duty Act, 1953
38. Evidence Act, 1872 (Extracts)
39. Gift-Tax Act, 1958 (Extracts)
40. Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916
41. Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928
42. Hindu Succession Act, 1956
43. Kerala Joint Hindu Family System (Abolition) Act, 1975
44. Succession Act, 1925

OTHER STATUTES
45. Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 (Extracts)
46. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886
47. Family Courts Act, 1984
48. Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930
49. Kazis Act, 1880 (Extracts)
50. Majority Act, 1875 (Extracts)
51. Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955 (Extracts)
52. Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971 (Extracts)
53. Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act, 1959
54. Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
55. Oudh Laws Act, 1876 (Extracts)
56. Punjab Laws Act, 1872 (Extracts)

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