Goa is an exception to that rule in that a single secular code governs all Goans, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or linguistic affiliation.
Both husband and wife can seek a divorce on the grounds of: However, the wife can additionally sue for divorce on the grounds of: Christians in India are governed generally by the provisions of the Guardians and Wards Act (Central Act No 8 of 1890).
The Law applies to the entirety of India except for the territories which, immediately before 1 November 1956, formed the states of Travancore-Cochin, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir.
Therefore, the act does not apply to marriages of Christians solemnised in the territories of the former states of Travancore and Cochin which now form part of Kerala.
The Tamil Nadu Legislature, by its Act No 27 of 1995, extended the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872 to the territories of the Kanyakumari District and Sengottai Thaluk (which were transferred to Tamil Nadu after the reorganization of Indian states).