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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.

Contents: Digest of Transfer of Matrimonial Cases Digest of Will Cases. I. 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. II. 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). III. 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. IV. 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). Subject Index.