{"id":10612,"date":"2025-06-12T02:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itzeazy.in\/blog\/?p=10612"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T09:22:16","slug":"parsi-marriage-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itzeazy.in\/blog\/2025\/06\/12\/parsi-marriage-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsi Marriage Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936 is an Act of the Indian Parliament that regulates laws relating to marriage and divorce regarding Parsis and Zoroastrians. The Act became operational on 23<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> April 1936.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <strong>Parsi Marriage Act 1936<\/strong> was framed keeping in mind the Parsi law and is an amalgamation of various legislations and the Law\u2019s own amendments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69e764e86d288\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69e764e86d288\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69e764e86d288\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/itzeazy.in\/blog\/2025\/06\/12\/parsi-marriage-act\/#Parsi_Marriage_Act\" title=\"Parsi Marriage Act\">Parsi Marriage Act<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/itzeazy.in\/blog\/2025\/06\/12\/parsi-marriage-act\/#Eligibility_criterion_to_marry_under_the_Parsi_Marriage_and_Divorce_Act_of_1936\" title=\"Eligibility criterion to marry under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936\">Eligibility criterion to marry under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/itzeazy.in\/blog\/2025\/06\/12\/parsi-marriage-act\/#Marriage_Registration_under_the_Parsi_Marriage_and_Divorce_Act_of_1936\" title=\"Marriage Registration under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936\">Marriage Registration under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/itzeazy.in\/blog\/2025\/06\/12\/parsi-marriage-act\/#Divorce_under_the_Parsi_Marriage_and_Divorce_Act_of_1936\" title=\"Divorce under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936\">Divorce under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/itzeazy.in\/blog\/2025\/06\/12\/parsi-marriage-act\/#Parsi_Matrimonial_Courts\" title=\"Parsi Matrimonial Courts\">Parsi Matrimonial Courts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parsi_Marriage_Act\"><\/span>Parsi Marriage Act<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Parsi, whether a man or a woman, is bound by the provisions of this Act even if he changes his faith or domicile when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\/she marries under this Act<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spouse of the man\/woman is alive or they have not been divorced\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marriage has not been declared null and void by the Court.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Act is all about laws relating to names and definitions of marriage in Parsi law, marriage registration, divorce, conjugal rights, judicial separation, marriage separation, adoption and rights of children, and grounds to file for matrimonial suits for Parsis and Zoroastrians. It also states about the Parsi Matrimonial Courts and the punishments offered by the Court for offences committed by the Priest when a couple is married under this law.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eligibility_criterion_to_marry_under_the_Parsi_Marriage_and_Divorce_Act_of_1936\"><\/span><b>Eligibility criterion to marry under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A marriage can be solemnized under the Parsi Marriage Act if: &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parties to the marriages are not related to each other by any degree of consanguinity or come from the same ancestral lineage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The husband is 21 years old and the wife is 18 years old. If this rule has not been adhered to, the children born out of such wedlock will be considered illegitimate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bride and the groom do not have another living spouse when they are getting married. The Act prohibits bigamy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A marriage between two Parsis is not valid also if: &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The couple solemnizes their marriage by following the Parsi ceremony of \u201cAshirvad\u201d either by a Parsi Priest or any other Parsi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marriages are not solemnized by the priest with two Parsi witnesses in attendance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parties to the marriage have not been lawfully divorced from their previous partner or their previous marriage is not declared null and void.\u00a0 The Act prohibits remarriage unless a divorce decree (if any) is not finalized from the previous marriage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marriage_Registration_under_the_Parsi_Marriage_and_Divorce_Act_of_1936\"><\/span><b>Marriage Registration under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Marriage registration between the parties to the marriage after solemnization is certified by an officiating priest. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marriage certificate has to be signed by the said priest, the couple and two other witnesses present at the couple\u2019s marriage. Thereafter, the said priest shall send such a certificate together with a fee of Rs. 2 rupees, to be paid by the husband, to the Registrar of the place at which the marriage was solemnised. The Registrar after receiving the receipt of the certificate and fee shall enter the certificate in a Marriage register to be kept by and will be entitled to retain the fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A registrar will be appointed for marrying couples under this Act and such registrars will be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Courts within the local limits of the local jurisdiction. In most cases, the judges of the High Court or the State Government appoint such Registrars. Both authorities have the power to remove the Registrars as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Divorce_under_the_Parsi_Marriage_and_Divorce_Act_of_1936\"><\/span><b>Divorce under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parties to the marriage can file for divorce or nullification or judicial separation or dissolution before a Court of law on the grounds mentioned in \u2018Matrimonial Suits\u2019. When the Court passes the order for divorce or nullification, a copy of such a decree is sent to the Registrar of the place where the couple\u2019s marriage is registered. The Registrar shall enter the details of the decree in the register for divorce, nullification and dissolution and the couple henceforth do not have to live together and can remarry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Divorce by mutual consent<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A divorce petition may be presented to the District Court by the bride and the groom, on the ground that they have been living separately for one year. The couple has also not been able to live together and they have mutually agreed upon the dissolution of their marriage. The Court will hear the pleas of both parties and make such inquiries that the said couple\u2019s marriage has been solemnized under this Act, the written pleas are true and that the consent of either party to the suit was not obtained by force or fraud. If the Court is satisfied with the pleas and the truth of the inquiries, it will pass a decree declaring the marriage to be dissolved with effect from the date of the decree.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Grounds for Matrimonial Suits under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Parsi Law Divorce Act, any of the spouses can file for dissolution of the marriage by the following three modes: &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h5><b>Suits for nullity:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A suit to declare the marriage null or void by either party can be filed if the consummation of the marriage is impossible because of natural\u00a0causes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02.Grounds of divorce:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the Parsi Law Divorce act, either party to the marriage may sue for divorce on any one or more of the\u00a0following grounds, namely: &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marriage has not been consummated within 1 year after its solemnization since the defendant wilfully refused to do it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The defendant at the time of the marriage suffering from a mental illness or was of an unsound mind and has been suffering from the condition till the date of the divorce suit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parties to the marriage did not live together even after the Court passed a decree of restitution of conjugal rights for one year or more since the date of the marriage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The parties to the marriage did not live together for one year or more since the date of the marriage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The defendant or wife was at the time of the marriage pregnant by some person other than her spouse:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The divorce on this clause will not be granted if:\u00a0 &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the husband was, at the time of the marriage unaware of the alleged facts of pregnancy,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The divorce has been filed within 2 years of the marriage, and\u00a0marital intercourse did not take place after the husband came to know of the fact.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Suits for the dissolution of a marriage:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 The marriage may be dissolved by either party if: &#8211;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The husband or the wife has been absent from the other\u2019s life for 7 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The husband or the wife has not heard of his\/her spouse from those who may know about his\/her spouse in 7 years even if they were alive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3.Petition for judicial separation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Either party to the marriage may sue for judicial separation on any of the grounds for which such a person could have filed a divorce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parsi_Matrimonial_Courts\"><\/span><b>Parsi Matrimonial Courts<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All matrimonial suits and petitions under this Act will be heard by special courts called the \u2018Parsi Chief Matrimonial Courts\u2019 and \u2018Parsi District Matrimonial Courts\u2019. The Courts shall be set up in the Presidency towns of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai and other states as well as the Central Government will deem fit. Courts set up in places other than Presidency towns are called \u2018Parsi District Matrimonial Courts\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936 is an Act of the Indian Parliament that regulates laws relating to marriage and divorce regarding Parsis and Zoroastrians. 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