Unit 3 of Family Law I (Muslim, Parsi and Christian Law; Indian Succession Act) (syllabus: Module 3 — Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act 1936; Indian Christian Marriage Act 1872; Divorce Act 1869). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
Full case summaries
- Lakshmi Sanyal v Sachit Kumar Dhar (Supreme Court, 1972) — the Parts of the Christian Marriage Act are self-contained, and Canon Law supplies the prohibited degrees
- Reynold Rajamani v Union of India (Supreme Court, 1982) — no divorce by mutual consent under the Divorce Act, and no importing English law
- Pragati Varghese v Cyril George Varghese (Bombay High Court, Full Bench, 1997) — the unequal grounds in s. 10 struck down