52.-(1) Every marriage, contracted before the coming into operation of this Law, shall be deemed to have been contracted and solemnized under the provisions of this Law and, subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), the provisions of this Law shall apply to such marriages.
(2)Any deferred dowry provided in a contract of marriage (nikkiah) entered into before the coming into operation of this Law may be recovered by action before the Court only in case of the death of the husband out of his estate but no such deferred dowry shall be recoverable in case of a divorce between the parties.
(3)Any prompt dowry provided in a contract of marriage entered into before the coming into operation of this Law may be recovered by action before the Court;
Provided that no such action shall be brought or remedy enforced after the expiration of one year from the coming into operation of this Law:*
Provided further that nothing herein contained shall enable an action to be brought or remedy to be enforced which, under the provisions of any Law in force for the time being relating to the limitation of actions, could not have been brought or enforced.
* This Law came into operation on 28th May, 1951 (51, Vol. II 221).