REGISTERED NO. DL-33004/2001I The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II —Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 57] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,2001 / ASVINA 2,1923 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 24th September, 2001/Asvina 2,1923 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 24th September, 2001, and is published for general information:— THE MARRIAGE LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2001 No. 49 of 2001 [24th September, 2001] An Act further to amend the Indian Divorce Act, 1869, the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1, This Act may be called the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 2001.
CHAPTER II AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN DIVORCE ACT, 1869 Short title.
4 of 1869. 2. In section 36 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the Divorce Act), —
(a) for the words "the wife may present a petition for alimony pending the suit", the words "the wife may present a petition for expenses of the proceedings and alimony pending the suit" shall be substituted;
(b) for the words "for payment to the wife of alimony pending the suit", the words "for payment to the wife of the expenses of the proceedings and alimony pending the suit" shall be substituted;
Amendment of section 36.
2 THE GAZETTE OF [NDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART l i - fe) after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— "Provided further that the petition for the expenses of the proceedings and alimony pending the suit, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days of service of such petition on the husband.".
Amendment of section 41,
3. In section 41 of the Divorce Act, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— "Provided that the application with respect to the maintenance and education of the minor children pending the suit, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of service of notice on the respondent.".
Amendment of section 39.
CHAPTER III AMENDMENTS TO THE PARSI MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ACT, 1936
4. In section 39 ofthe Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— "Provided that the application for the payment ofthe expenses ofthe suit and such weekly or monthly sum during the suit, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of service of notice on the wife or the husband, as the case may be.".
3 of 1936.
Amendment of section 49.
5. In section 49 of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— "Provided that the application with respect to the maintenance and education of such children during the suit, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of service of notice on the respondent.".
CHAPTER IV AMENPMENTSTO THE SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT, 1954 Amendment of section 36.
6. In section 36 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the Special Marriage Act), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— 43 of 1934.
"Provided that the application for the payment ofthe expenses ofthe proceeding and such weekly or monthly sum during the proceeding under Chapter V or Chapter VI, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of service of notice on the husband.".
Amendment of section 38.
7. In section 38 ofthe Special Marriage Act, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— "Provided that the application with respect to the maintenance and education ofthe minor children, during the proceeding, under Chapter V or Chapter VI, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of service of notice on the respondent.".
CHAPTER V AMENDMENTS TO THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 Amendment of section 24.
8. In section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the Hindu Marriage Act), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— "Provided that the application for the payment ofthe expenses ofthe proceeding and such monthly sum during the proceeding, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of service of notice on the wife or the husband, as the case may be.".
25 of 1955.
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9. In section 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— "Provided that die application with respect to the maintenance and education of the minor children, pending the proceeding for obtaining such decree, shall, as far as possible, be disposed of within sixty days from the date of service of notice on the respondent.".
Amendment of section 26, SUBHASH C. JAIN, Secy, to the Govt of India PRINTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS (pLU), MttJTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 2 0 0 1 .
MGIP(PLU)MRND—2806GI—26.09.2001.