Marriage Laws Amendment Bill

Marriage Laws Amendment Bill
Marriage Laws Amendment Bill
Parliament of India
Enacted by	Parliament of India
Bill citation	https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-marriage-laws-amendment-bill-2010
	Status: Pending

The Marriage Laws Amendment Bill is a Bill that was first introduced in the Indian Parliament in 2010. It proposes changes to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Special Marriage Act, 1954. Both acts has a provision for divorce by mutual consensus of both the parties. The amendment of the marriage laws propose 'irretrievable breakdown' as an additional ground for seeking divorce. Under this provision any marriage party could file a petition for divorce.^[1]It grants a wife a share in her husband's inherited and inheritable property. But doesn't give Husband a share in any of his wife's property.^[2]

References[]

^ "The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ DelhiMay 2, Mail Today Bureau New; May 2, 2013UPDATED; Ist, 2013 04:20. "Controversial Marriage Laws Bill referred to GoM after no consensus in Cabinet". India Today. Retrieved 2 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[1] "The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[2] DelhiMay 2, Mail Today Bureau New; May 2, 2013UPDATED; Ist, 2013 04:20. "Controversial Marriage Laws Bill referred to GoM after no consensus in Cabinet". India Today. Retrieved 2 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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