2 mangalsutras for 2 husbands, internet divides over woman's claim to be married to two men
2 weeks, 3 days ago

2 mangalsutras for 2 husbands, internet divides over woman's claim to be married to two men

India TV News  

Marriages in India hold immense significance in India and according to Hindu law, an individual is allowed to be married to only one spouse. But a recent viral video has surprised the internet as a UP woman claims to live with two husbands. According to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a marriage may be solemnized between any two Hindus, under the following conditions. The Hindu Marriage Act also states that the bridegroom has completed the age of twenty-one years and the bride the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage. While the woman in the viral video claims that she lives with two husbands, the Hindu Marriage Act doesn't allow for the same.

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This Andhra Man Convinced His Two Wives To Marry Him Off To A Third Woman
6 months, 1 week ago

This Andhra Man Convinced His Two Wives To Marry Him Off To A Third Woman

News 18  

The story of Andhra Pradesh’s Sageni Pandanna and his three wives is both unconventional and intriguing. However, what makes their story extraordinary is that when Pandanna expressed his desire for another child, his other wives agreed to marry him off to a third woman. After their marriage became a topic of interest in Telugu states, the family relocated to an …

Hindu Marriage Act Bars Second Marriage When Spouse Living, Consent Of Parties Can’t Confer Validity: Delhi High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Hindu Marriage Act Bars Second Marriage When Spouse Living, Consent Of Parties Can’t Confer Validity: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that once there is a legal bar on the performance of second marriage when either spouse of the parties are living, the consent of such parties cannot confer validity to the second marriage. Noting that both the parties should not have a living spouse according to Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, …

Hindu marriage invalid without 'Saptapadi,' other rituals: Allahabad HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Hindu marriage invalid without 'Saptapadi,' other rituals: Allahabad HC

Op India  

Allahabad High Court has ruled out that Hindu marriages are invalid without ‘Saptapadi’ as well as other sacred ceremonies. Allowing the petition filed by Smriti Singh, the court stated, “It is well settled that the word ‘solemnize’ means in connection with a marriage ‘to celebrate the marriage with proper ceremonies and in due form’. The ‘Saptapadi’ ceremony under the Hindu …

Hindu Marriage is Invalid Without Rituals: Allahabad HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Hindu Marriage is Invalid Without Rituals: Allahabad HC

News 18  

Observing that a Hindu marriage is not valid without ‘Saptapadi’ ceremony and other rituals, the Allahabad High Court has quashed the proceedings of a case where a man alleged that his estranged wife had solemnised second marriage without divorcing him. The ‘Saptapadi’ ceremony under the Hindu Law is one of the essential ingredients to constitute a valid marriage but the …

What is Hindu Marriage Act and its relevance: Details here
1 year, 6 months ago

What is Hindu Marriage Act and its relevance: Details here

India TV News  

The Hindu Marriage Act was passed in 1955 and designed to protect the rights of the Hindu bride and groom tied together by the holy bond of marriage. The Supreme Court observed that a Hindu marriage cannot be termed conclusive in the "absence of a valid ceremony" under the Hindu Marriage Act. What is Hindu Marriage Act | Key takeaways …

In legal fight for love, petitioners look to Supreme Court for same-sex marriage sanction
1 year, 9 months ago

In legal fight for love, petitioners look to Supreme Court for same-sex marriage sanction

The Hindu  

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court is set to hear the petitions on April 18, 2023. It is then upon the aggrieved members of society, the victims of the current marriage regime, to go to court and say the laws as they stand today are violative of the Constitution, and therefore the court is absolutely the right forum for …

Can a Hindu Man Marry Two Women? As Maha 'Twin' Wedding Shocks, a Look at Marriage Laws
2 years, 1 month ago

Can a Hindu Man Marry Two Women? As Maha 'Twin' Wedding Shocks, a Look at Marriage Laws

News 18  

The video clip of two twin women marrying a man in Maharashtra made headlines yesterday. There is the Hindu Marriage Act from 1955 for Hindus, the Muslim Personal Law Application Act 1937 for Muslims, the Indian Christian Marriage Act 1872 for Christians, and the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act 1936 for Parsis. According to a report by Indian Kanoon, “any …

Age and marriage: The Hindu Editorial on raising the age of marriage for women
3 years ago

Age and marriage: The Hindu Editorial on raising the age of marriage for women

The Hindu  

Good intent does not guarantee favourable outcomes. In her Budget speech last year, Finance Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the Government would set up a task force to look into the age of a girl entering motherhood with an aim to lower maternal mortality rates, improve nutrition levels as well as ensure opportunities to women to pursue higher education and …

Cabinet clears proposal to raise marriage age of women from 18 to 21 in a bid to 'empower' them
3 years ago

Cabinet clears proposal to raise marriage age of women from 18 to 21 in a bid to 'empower' them

Firstpost  

The Union Cabinet has passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years – the same as men. To save the daughters from malnutrition, it is necessary that they’re married at the right age.” An Indian Express report stated that the government will introduce an amendment to the Prohibition of Child Marriage …

Customary Divorces under Hindu Law
3 years, 4 months ago

Customary Divorces under Hindu Law

Live Law  

Introduction Prior to the codification of personal laws in India, marriages and divorces were entirely based on the rituals and practices which were customary in nature. The Delhi High Court, while upholding the precedence of Section 29, held that "The opening words of this Sub-section viz 29 "Nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to affect any right" leave …

When should women and men marry? PIL in SC challenges differential legal age
3 years, 11 months ago

When should women and men marry? PIL in SC challenges differential legal age

India Today  

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a transfer petition pending before the Rajasthan High Court seeking gender-neutral uniform minimum age for marriage. "There is no scientific backing for different ages for marriage except for the distinction based on patriarchal stereotypes," the petition filed in the Supreme Court argued while advocating that age of 21 years be fixed as the …

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