Family and Personal Laws
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Last Updated: 9 June 2026To provide a concise introduction and reference context for the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, with a link to the bare text for lawyers, law students, legal researchers and persons studying Indian family and criminal law. Overview The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 is...
Waqf Act, 1995
Last Updated: 9 June 2026To provide a concise introduction and access point for the Waqf Act, 1995, dealing with the administration, registration, supervision and protection of waqf properties in India. Overview The Waqf Act, 1995 is the central legislation governing the better administration of auqaf in...
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Last Updated: 7 June 2026To provide the text and a concise working introduction to the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 for legal research, drafting, court practice and academic reference. Overview The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is a rights-based Indian...
Special Marriage Act, 1954
Last Updated: 7 June 2026To provide a concise introduction to the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and guide users accessing the downloadable Bare Act text. Overview The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is a central Indian law providing a civil form of marriage, independent of religious rites or...
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
Last Updated: 8 June 2026Overview The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 is a central legislation dealing with the legal consequences of pronouncing talaq-e-biddat or any similar form of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce by a Muslim husband. The Act declares such pronouncement of...
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
Last Updated: 7 June 2026To provide a concise introduction to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, before the downloadable Bare Act text. Overview The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 is a Central legislation dealing with the rights of...
Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
Last Updated: 7 June 2026Introduction to the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 for readers using the bare text for family law research, drafting and litigation reference. Overview The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 is a short but important personal law statute dealing with judicial...
Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
Last Updated: 7 June 2026To introduce the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 as a statutory source governing the application of Muslim personal law in specified civil and family-law matters in India. Overview The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 is a short but...
Family Courts Act, 1984
Last Updated: 7 June 2026To provide a concise introduction to the Family Courts Act, 1984 and guide users to the statutory text governing establishment, jurisdiction and procedure of Family Courts in India. Overview The Family Courts Act, 1984 is a central legislation providing for the establishment...
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956
Last Updated: 8 June 2026To provide access to the bare text of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act as a reference for adoption and maintenance law applicable to Hindus and persons treated as Hindus under the Act. Overview The Act codifies important parts of Hindu personal...
Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
Last Updated: 7 June 2026To provide access to the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 and a concise, practical introduction to its subject matter, scope and important provisions. Overview The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 is a short but important personal law statute governing minority...
Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Last Updated: 7 June 2026To provide the text and a brief working introduction to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 for legal research on succession, inheritance, coparcenary property, and devolution of property among persons governed by Hindu law in India. Overview The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is...
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Last Updated: 17 June 2026Overview The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is the central legislation which amends and codifies the law relating to marriage among Hindus. It applies not only to persons who are Hindu by religion, but also, as stated in section 2, to Buddhists, Jainas...