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The Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act, 2014

The Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act, 2014

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This Act provides legal rules for marriage, divorce, and inheritance specifically for the Mizo people in Mizoram. It applies to anyone belonging to a Mizo tribe or to marriages where the male partner is Mizo, covering the entire state except for areas under the Sixth Schedule. The law establishes procedures for giving notice of marriage, setting a minimum marriage price known as man pui, and solemnizing unions through licensed officers or religious leaders. It also addresses the validity of marriages, stating that cohabitation without formal registration is voidable and must be regularized to be legally recognized.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement :
  3. 2. Application of the Act : This Act applies to any person who belongs to any Mizo tribe. It also applies to marriages where male members of the parties belongs to any Mizo tribe.
  4. 4. Marriage price : The marriage price consists of man pui which is not less than ^ 420/-.
  5. 5. Settlement of marriage price
  6. 6. Notice of intended marriage
  7. 7. Solemnization of marriage :
  8. 8. Voidable Marriage : A man and a woman living together on inru or tlandun or fan or luhkhung is not a valid marriage unless regularised under this Act.
  9. 9. Degrees of prohibited relationship
  10. 10. Void marriages
  11. 11. Marriage Certificate :
  12. 12. Registration of marriage
  13. 13. Grounds for dissolution of marriage :
  14. 14. Judicial separation :
  15. 15. Power of the court to pronounce decree for dissolving marriage.
  16. 16. Permanent Alimony and maintenance :
  17. 17. Duty of the court to consider the welfare of the children :
  18. 18. Liberty of parties to marry again :
  19. 19. Court to which petition should be made :
  20. 20. Reconciliatory matters :
  21. 21. Adjournment of proceedings :
  22. 22. Supply of copy of decree :
  23. 23. Ownership right of head of family over properties:
  24. 25. Right of a woman leaving her husband on sumchhuah : If a woman leaves her husband on sumchhuah, she will have no right
  25. 26. Right of a woman leaving her husband on mâk:
  26. 27. Share of acquired property :
  27. 28. Gift of property to a son/daughter leaving family on indang
  28. 30. Jurisdiction of the court :
  29. 32. Inheritance of a woman’s personal property :
  30. 33. Inheritance for support till death
  31. 34. Right of son on indang and of married daughter
  32. 35. Right of a divorced daughter
  33. 36. Obligation of legal heir
  34. 37. Date of operation of inheritance :
  35. 38. Right of a predeceased wife to possess house property :
  36. 39. Application of other Laws not barred :
  37. 40. Repeal and Savings :
  38. 41. Power to remove difficulties : The State Government may by notification publish in the Official Gazette remove difficulties in implementation of the provisions of this Act.
  39. I. Schedule I
  40. III. Schedule III
  41. IV. Schedule IV

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