Muslim Laws

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Description
•    The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (25 of 1986)
•    The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Rules, 1986
•    The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 (8 of 1939) 
•    The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 (26 of 1937)
•    The Cutchi Memons Act, 1938 (10 of 1938)
•    The Kazis Act, 1880 (12 of 1880)
•    The Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923 (42 of 1923)
•    The Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1913 (6 of 1913) 
      Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (23 of 2016)
•    The Mussalman Wakf Validating Act, 1930 (32 of 1930)
      Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (23 of 2016)
                                                          with
                                               Model Nikahnama
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Contents
THE MUSLIM WOMEN (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ON DIVORCE) ACT, 1986
1.    Short title and extent
2.    Definitions
3.     Mahr or other properties of Muslim woman to be given to her at the time of divorce
4.     Order for payment of maintenance
5.     Option to be governed by the provisions of sections 125 to 128 of Act 2 of 1974
6.     Power to make rules
7.     Transitional provisions
THE MUSLIM WOMEN (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS ON DIVORCE) RULES, 1986
1.    Short title and commencement
2.    Definitions
3.    Service of summons
4.    Evidence
5.    Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
6.    Costs
7.    Affidavit under section 5
8.    Declaration under section 5
        Form A—Form of Affidavit
        Form B—Form of Declaration
THE DISSOLUTION OF MUSLIM MARRIAGES ACT, 1939
1.    Short and extent
2.    Grounds for decree for dissolution of marriage
3.     Notice to be served on heirs of the husband, when the husband's whereabouts
        are not known   
4.    Effect of conversion to another faith
5.    Rights to dower not to be affected
THE MUSLIM PERSONAL LAW (SHARIAT) APPLICATION ACT, 1937
1.    Short title and extent
2.    Application of personal law to muslims
3.    Power to make a declaration
4.    Rule-making power
5.    [Repealed]
6.    Repeals
THE CUTCHI MEMONS ACT, 1938
1.    Short title and commencement
2.    Cutchi Memons to be governed in certain matters by Muhammadan Law
3.    Savings
4.    Repeal
THE KAZIS ACT, 1880
1.    Short title
2.    Power to appoint Kazis for any local area
3.    Naib Kazis
4.    Nothing in Act to confer judicial or administrative powers; or to render the 
       presence of Kazi necessary; or to prevent any one acting as Kazi
THE MUSSALMAN WAKF ACT, 1923
•    PRELIMINARY
1.    Short title, extent and commencement
2.    Definitions
•    STATEMENTS OF PARTICULARS
3.    Obligation to furnish particulars relating to wakf
4.    Publication of particulars and requisition of further particulars
•    STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
5.    Statement of accounts
6.    Audit of account
•    GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.    Mutwalli entitled to pay cost of audit, etc., from wakf funds
8.    Verification
9.    Inspection and copies
•    PENALTY
10.  Penalties
•    RULES
11.  Power to make rules
12.  Saving
13.  Exemption
•    THE MUSSALMAN WAKF VALIDATING ACT, 1913
1.    Short title and extent
2.    Definitions
3.    Power of Mussalmans to create certain wakfs
4.    Wakfs not to be invalid by reason of remoteness of benefit to poor, etc.
5.    Saving of local and sectarian custom
•    THE MUSSALMAN WAKF VALIDATING ACT, 1930
1.    Short title
2.    Act 6 of 1913 to apply retrospectively
MUSLIMS LAWS—Some important Case-Laws
MODEL NIKAHNAMA
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