Family & Personal Law: central Acts

Acts on marriage, divorce, adoption, succession and other personal and family matters.

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• Administrators-General Act, 1963Act 45 of 1963 · 1963 · Law and JusticeAn Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the office and duties of Administrators-General.
• Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971Act 82 of 1971 · 1971 · Home AffairsAn Act to provide for the proper management of the Sikh Gurdwaras and Gurdwara property in Delhi and for matters connected therewith.
• Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961Act 28 of 1961 · 1961 · Women and Child DevelopmentAn Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry.
• Durgah khawaja Saheb Act, 1955Act 36 of 1955 · 1955 · Minority AffairsAn Act to make provision for the proper administration of the Durgah and the Endowment of the Durgah of Khawaja Moin-ud-din Chishti, generally known as Durgah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer.
• Family Courts Act, 1984Act 66 of 1984 · 1984 · Law and JusticeAn Act to provide for the establishment of Family Courts with a view to promote conciliation in, and secure speedy settlement of, disputes relating to marriage and family affairs and for matters connected therewith.
• Foreign Marriage Act, 1969Act 33 of 1969 · 1969 · External AffairsAn Act to make provision relating to marriages of citizens of India outside India.
• Haj Committee Act, 2002Act 35 of 2002 · 2002 · Minority AffairsAn Act to establish a Haj Committee of India and State Haj Committees for making arrangements for the pilgrimage of Muslims for Haj, and for matters connected therewith.
• Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956Act 78 of 1956 · 1956 · Law and JusticeAn Act to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions and maintenance among Hindus.
• Hindu Marriage Act, 1955Act 25 of 1955 · 1955 · Law and JusticeAn Act to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus.
• Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956Act 32 of 1956 · 1956 · Law and JusticeAn Act to amend and codify certain parts of the law relating to minority and guardianship among Hindus.
• Hindu Succession Act, 1956Act 30 of 1956 · 1956 · Law and JusticeAn Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus.
• Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007Act 56 of 2007 · 2007 · Social Justice and EmpowermentAn Act to provide for more effective provisions for the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens guaranteed and recognised under the Constitution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986Act 25 of 1986 · 1986 · Law and JusticeAn Act to protect the rights of Muslim women who have been divorced by, or have obtained divorce from, their husbands and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019Act 20 of 2019 · 2019 · Law and JusticeAn Act to protect the rights of married Muslim women and to prohibit divorce by pronouncing talaq by their husbands and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Act, 2025Act 15 of 2025 · 2025 · Minority AffairsAn Act to repeal the Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923.
• Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991Act 42 of 1991 · 1991 · Home AffairsAn Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or…
• Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006Act 6 of 2007 · 2007 · Women and Child DevelopmentAn Act to provide for the prohibition of solemnisation of child marriages and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005Act 43 of 2005 · 2005 · Women and Child DevelopmentAn Act to provide for more effective protection of the rights of women guaranteed under the Constitution who are victims of violence of any kind occurring within the family and formatters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
• Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988Act 41 of 1988 · 1988 · Home AffairsAn Act to prevent the misuse of religious institutions for political and other purposes.
• Special Marriage Act, 1954Act 43 of 1954 · 1954 · Law and JusticeAn Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce.
• Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995Act 43 of 1995 · 1995 · Minority AffairsAn Act to provide for the better administration of Auqaf and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.