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04/30/2024

The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939

Year: 1939

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Documentation

Description

An Act to consolidate and clarify the provisions of Muslim law relating to suits for dissolution of marriage by women married under Muslim law and to remove doubts as to the effect of the renunciation of Islam by a married Muslim woman on her marriage tie. 
 
It extends to whole of Bangladesh and does not limit to citizens only.