Madhya Pradesh High Court Aids Interfaith Couple, Says There's No Bar On Muslim Boy Marrying Hindu Girl U/S 4 Of Special Marriage Act
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Aids Interfaith Couple, Says There's No Bar On Muslim Boy Marrying Hindu Girl U/S 4 Of Special Marriage Act

Live Law  

Coming to the aid of an interfaith couple, the Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the state to facilitate the marriage of a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy before the marriage officer. In doing so, the court said that there is no prohibition to inter-faith marriage under Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. However, the learned Single Judge merely on the basis of statement recorded in his chamber and the averments made in the petition has decided the petition by taking recourse to Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act 1954. It was further argued that the Learned Single Judge had wrongly held that marriage can be solemnized under Special Marriage Act 1954 despite the personal laws of the persons. The High Court after considering the arguments and the orders passed by the lower court, observed that there is no prohibition to such marriage under Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

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MP high court stays a single-bench order allowing interfaith marriage
1 month, 2 weeks ago

MP high court stays a single-bench order allowing interfaith marriage

Hindustan Times  

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court on Friday stayed a single-jugde bench’s order allowing the marriage of a Hindu woman and a Muslim man under the Special Marriages Act, which regulates interfaith marriages. MP high court stays a single-bench order allowing interfaith marriage The development comes weeks after a single bench of justice Vishal Dhagat sent the …

High Court’s take on Marriage Act, an erosion of rights
6 months ago

High Court’s take on Marriage Act, an erosion of rights

The Hindu  

A problematic order from the Madhya Pradesh High Court has given rise to the likelihood of a misinterpretation of the law around inter-faith marriages and a calling into question the scope of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The issue has risen out of a petition that sought protection for an inter-faith marriage, jointly filed by an unmarried Hindu-Muslim couple before …

Bizarre judgment: On the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bizarre judgment: On the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order

The Hindu  

It is an old principle that ignorance of law is no excuse. The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order ruling declining to give protection to a couple on the ground that a marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman will not be valid, even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, reflects an incredible misunderstanding of the law. …

Interfaith Couples Can Marry Under Special Marriage Act Without Need Of Conversion: Allahabad High Court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Interfaith Couples Can Marry Under Special Marriage Act Without Need Of Conversion: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the law does not prevent an interfaith couple from applying for court marriage under the Special Marriage Act without the requirement of converting their religion. The petitioners argued that without converting to the faith/religion of the other, they decided to cohabit as husband and wife and get married under the Special Marriage Act …

Allahabad High Court allows interfaith couples to marry without conversion under Special Marriage Act
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court allows interfaith couples to marry without conversion under Special Marriage Act

India TV News  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the law permits interfaith couples to marry under the Special Marriage Act without conversion. The court dismissed the argument, stating that while marriage by agreement is invalid, parties can apply for court marriage under the Special Marriage Act without conversion. However, law does not prevent the parties from applying for court marriage under …

Allahabad HC upholds interfaith couples’ right to Special Marriage Act without conversion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad HC upholds interfaith couples’ right to Special Marriage Act without conversion

Hindustan Times  

While granting protection to an interfaith live-in couple facing threats, the Allahabad high court observed that the law permits interfaith couples to marry under the Special Marriage Act without conversion. Allahabad High Court The court observed, “Interfaith couples who choose not to convert for marriage can register their union under the Special Marriage Act.” Justice Jyotsna Sharma made this observation …

M.P. HC refuses protection to interfaith couple to register wedding under Special Marriage Act
6 months, 3 weeks ago

M.P. HC refuses protection to interfaith couple to register wedding under Special Marriage Act

The Hindu  

The wedding of a Muslim man with a Hindu woman, even if it is registered under the Special Marriage Act, is not valid, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said while dismissing an interfaith couple’s petition seeking protection and help in registering their marriage. Section 4 of Special Marriage Act provides that if the parties are not within prohibited relationship …

Delhi High Court upholds law barring marriage of distant relatives
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi High Court upholds law barring marriage of distant relatives

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court upheld the validity of the Hindu Marriage Act provision that prohibits marriage between two people who are distantly related, saying that the consent of parents for a marriage between blood relatives cannot be treated as a custom under the law. The division bench, which also included justice Manmeet PS Arora, said the woman failed to prove …

Dissecting the same-sex marriage verdict
1 year, 2 months ago

Dissecting the same-sex marriage verdict

New Indian Express  

The Special Marriage Act, of 1954 is a permissive legislation that allows any two persons to marry without discarding their respective religions. The petitioners wanted Section 4 of the SMA made gender neutral as it prescribes in its present form that males complete the age of 21 years and females the age of 18 years to be eligible for marriage. …

Invoking the spectre of judicial legislation
1 year, 2 months ago

Invoking the spectre of judicial legislation

Hindustan Times  

In the last two days, the Supreme Court has passed two significant judgments that will have ramifications for years to come. On Tuesday, by a 3-2 majority, the SC virtually rejected all the prayers in a batch of petitions seeking, among other reliefs, marriage equality and a bouquet of rights for the LGBTQ+ community. Thus, they said, “All queer persons …

Amending Special Marriage Act Will Push India Back To Pre-Independence Era: Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Amending Special Marriage Act Will Push India Back To Pre-Independence Era: Supreme Court

ABP News  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while reading out the order in the crucial hearing on the matter of same-sex marriage on Tuesday, voiced his concerns that striking down the Special Marriage Act would push the country back to the "pre-Independence era." Chief Justice Chandrachud cautioned against the striking down of the Special Marriage Act. He affirmed that decisions regarding …

No legal recognition to same-sex marriage, Supreme Court leaves it to Parliament
1 year, 2 months ago

No legal recognition to same-sex marriage, Supreme Court leaves it to Parliament

India Today  

The Supreme Court today refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, saying it was up to Parliament to make laws to enable it. The Supreme Court also directed the government to constitute a committee to examine the rights and entitlements of persons in queer union, without legal recognition of their relationship as a "marriage". The court, though, said that …

Hindu Marriage is Invalid Without Rituals: Allahabad HC
1 year, 2 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 …

A milestone in Hindu marriage reform in India
1 year, 2 months ago

A milestone in Hindu marriage reform in India

The Hindu  

Nearly 56 years after the enactment of the Hindu Marriage Act 1967, young Illavarasan, from Tamil Nadu, never thought that his Suyamariyathai marriage that was performed and validated under this Act could be invalidated and criminalised by the same Madras High Court which, in 1953, in Chidambaram Chettiar vs Deivanai Achi, had declared such marriages to be null and void …

[Hindu Marriage Act] Children Born Out Of Void Marriage Can't Claim Share In Joint Family Property: Telangana High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

[Hindu Marriage Act] Children Born Out Of Void Marriage Can't Claim Share In Joint Family Property: Telangana High Court

Live Law  

Editor's Note: On September 1, the Supreme Court in Revanasiddappa vs. Mallikarjun recognized the rights of children born out of invalid marriages in their parents' share in Hindu joint family property. The Telangana High Court on August 28 had held that a child born out of a second marriage, a void marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, cannot claim share …

Lawyers Can Solemnise ‘Self Respect Marriage’ Under Amended Hindu Marriage Law in Tamil Nadu: SC
1 year, 3 months ago

Lawyers Can Solemnise ‘Self Respect Marriage’ Under Amended Hindu Marriage Law in Tamil Nadu: SC

News 18  

In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Monday said the lawyers can solemnise ‘Suyamariyathai’ marriages between two consenting adults under the amended Hindu Marriage Act in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government, in 1968, had amended one of the provisions of the Act to legalise Suyamariyathai marriages, to radically simplify weddings by shunning mandatory brahmin priests, holy fire and …

Inter-faith couples face harassment, threats and violence: Madhya Pradesh High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Inter-faith couples face harassment, threats and violence: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Hindu  

Holding that “the societal opposition to interreligion marriage often makes it difficult for couples to exercise their legal rights”, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 18 quashed a three-year-old case of cheating against a married couple from Ujjain and the manager of a temple where their marriage was performed. Emphasising on the harassment faced by …

'Based On Patriarchy, Exposes Couples To Invasion' : Supreme Court Questions Special Marriage Act Provisions On Notice Inviting Objections
1 year, 8 months ago

'Based On Patriarchy, Exposes Couples To Invasion' : Supreme Court Questions Special Marriage Act Provisions On Notice Inviting Objections

Live Law  

In the marriage equality case before the Supreme Court, some petitioners have challenged the provisions of the Special Marriage Act 1954 which require parties intending marriage to give advance notice of 30 days, which will be published in the Registrar's office inviting public objections. Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing in the writ petition filed by Utkarsh Saxena and …

DCPCR Supports Marriage Equality Petitions In Supreme Court; Says Govt Should Create Awareness That Same Sex Families Are Normal
1 year, 8 months ago

DCPCR Supports Marriage Equality Petitions In Supreme Court; Says Govt Should Create Awareness That Same Sex Families Are Normal

Live Law  

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has filed an intervention application in the pleas seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India. While stating that the officials of DCPCR have a total of 15 years of collective experience in dealing with issues pertaining child rights, the application contends that the DCPCR - a statutory body under the Commission …

A case for marriage equality
1 year, 8 months ago

A case for marriage equality

The Hindu  

On March 12, the Centre filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court frowning upon same-sex marriage. More than 20 retired judges issued a statement saying that legalisation of same-sex marriage will “strike at the very root of the family system” and that “such a sensitive issue concerning the society at large be debated in the Parliament and State Legislature as …

In legal fight for love, petitioners look to Supreme Court for same-sex marriage sanction
1 year, 8 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 …

Same-sex marriage to be legal in India? Here’s what Supreme Court said
1 year, 9 months ago

Same-sex marriage to be legal in India? Here’s what Supreme Court said

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on heard the arguments on the plea seeking legal validation of same-sex marriages in India. The Supreme Court noted that legalising same sex marriage in India is a ‘seminal Issue’ and noted that a constitution bench of five judges would further make a decision on the plea. “Issue concerning same-sex marriages is of seminal importance …

Centre opposes recognition of same-sex marriage in Supreme Court citing personal laws, societal values
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre opposes recognition of same-sex marriage in Supreme Court citing personal laws, societal values

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Centre has opposed in the Supreme Court a batch of pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage, saying it would cause a complete havoc with the delicate balance of personal laws and in accepted societal values. The Centre said, “It is submitted that despite the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioners cannot …

HC transfers pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriages to Supreme Court
1 year, 10 months ago

HC transfers pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriages to Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sent a batch of petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriages under various laws to the Supreme Court. On January 6, the top court transferred to itself petitions pending in various High Courts seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages. The High Court was seized of eight separate petitions by same-sex couples seeking a declaration recognising …

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Why is the Supreme Court examining marriage laws for minors?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court announced that it would examine whether minor girls, as young as 15 years, can marry on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages are considered an offence in statutory law. On January 13, the Supreme Court said it would examine whether girls as young as 15 years …

Marriage With Minor Girl Not Void U/S 11 Of Hindu Marriage Act: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Marriage With Minor Girl Not Void U/S 11 Of Hindu Marriage Act: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the family court under the Hindu Marriage Act by which it declared the marriage between a couple to be null and void, as the woman was minor at the time of marriage. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty observed that Section 11 of …

Delhi HC to hear pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriages on April 24
2 years ago

Delhi HC to hear pleas seeking recognition of same-sex marriages on April 24

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriage under various laws for April 24 next year. The High Court is seized of several petitions by same-sex couples seeking a declaration recognising their marriages under the Special Marriage Act, the Hindu Marriage Act, and the Foreign Marriage Act. Earlier, the Centre …

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

Marriage Certificate Issued by Arya Samaj Has No Statutory Force, Allahabad High Court Says
2 years ago

Marriage Certificate Issued by Arya Samaj Has No Statutory Force, Allahabad High Court Says

News 18  

While dismissing a plea seeking relief of restitution of conjugal rights, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the marriage certificate issued by Arya Samaj has no statutory force. The court also observed that it was the case where the rites and ceremonies of ‘Saptapadi’ had not taken place in the alleged Hindu marriage and his counsel also had failed …

'State Can't Prohibit Interfaith Couple To Marry': Delhi High Court On Foreign Nationals' Plea For Registration Of Marriage Under SMA
2 years, 1 month ago

'State Can't Prohibit Interfaith Couple To Marry': Delhi High Court On Foreign Nationals' Plea For Registration Of Marriage Under SMA

Live Law  

Dealing with a plea raising the issue of right of foreign nationals to solemnise and register their marriage under Special Marriage Act, 1954, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that "there is no way" that the State can prohibit an interfaith couple to marry.Justice Yashwant Varma was hearing a plea filed by two interfaith foreign nationals residing in the …

Sikh Couple Approaches Bombay High Court For Implementation of Anand Marriage Act in Maharashtra
2 years, 2 months ago

Sikh Couple Approaches Bombay High Court For Implementation of Anand Marriage Act in Maharashtra

Live Law  

A Sikh lawyer-couple, who married last year, have approached the Bombay High Court seeking directions for implementation of Anand Marriage Act in the state.Their plea seeks formulation of rules under the Anand Marriage Act 1909 and registration of their marriage under the law. A Sikh lawyer-couple, who married last year, have approached the Bombay High Court seeking directions for implementation …

Inter-Faith Couple Wrongly Advised To Marry In Temple, Seeks Time To Register Under Special Marriage Act: MP High Court Stays Kidnapping FIR
2 years, 7 months ago

Inter-Faith Couple Wrongly Advised To Marry In Temple, Seeks Time To Register Under Special Marriage Act: MP High Court Stays Kidnapping FIR

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted relief to an inter-faith couple in the form of protection from their parents and the society. Hearing the Writ Petition, Justice Nandita Dubey directed- Respondents No.3 to 6 are directed not to take any action against the petitioners on the basis of the FIR lodged by the relatives of petitioner No.1. Further they …

Allahabad High Court rejects two women's plea to recognise their 'marriage'
2 years, 8 months ago

Allahabad High Court rejects two women's plea to recognise their 'marriage'

Firstpost  

The couple contended that the Hindu Marriage Act talks about the marriage of two people and homosexual marriage has not been opposed by the legislation Allahabad: A plea by two women to recognise their “marriage” on the argument that such union was not “opposed” by the Hindu Marriage Act has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court. Opposing their plea, …

"Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage Would Be Against Indian Culture, Laws & Indic Religions": UP Govt Submits Before Allahabad High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

"Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage Would Be Against Indian Culture, Laws & Indic Religions": UP Govt Submits Before Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh Government last week opposed the recognition of same-sex marriage on the ground that such marriages are against Indian culture and Indic religions and shall be invalid according to Indian laws, which have been designed keeping in mind the concept/existence of a man and a woman.The submission was made before the Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav which …

Divorce By Mutual Consent: Madhya Pradesh HC Rules Condition U/S13B(1) Hindu Marriage Act Of 'Living In Separation For One Year' Can't Be Waived
2 years, 8 months ago

Divorce By Mutual Consent: Madhya Pradesh HC Rules Condition U/S13B(1) Hindu Marriage Act Of 'Living In Separation For One Year' Can't Be Waived

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the period of one year of living in separation is a must to the filing of an application for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act and that waiver of this period under Section 14 of the Act is not permissible. The Court examined the provisions under …

Ulama board mandates parents’ presence for interfaith weddings
2 years, 10 months ago

Ulama board mandates parents’ presence for interfaith weddings

Hindustan Times  

The All-India Ulama Board has asked qazis to conduct interfaith weddings only in the presence of the couple’s parents, the board’s president said on Monday, a move prompted by a state law that, while not prohibiting interfaith marriages, subjects them to greater scrutiny. Ulama board mandates parents’ presence for interfaith weddings The decision was taken as interfaith weddings that parents …

Government response awaited on law on inter-faith marriages
2 years, 11 months ago

Government response awaited on law on inter-faith marriages

The Hindu  

The law that governs inter-faith marriages in the country, the Special Marriage Act, 1954, is being challenged for endangering the lives of young couples who seek refuge under it. And then they told us we were required to wait for 30 days and issue a notice inviting objections to our marriage from the public and that this notice would be …

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill has a flawed notion of gender justice
2 years, 11 months ago

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill has a flawed notion of gender justice

The Hindu  

It has become a habit of sorts for the National Democratic Alliance government to usher in legislation that either no one wants or that defies logic. Therefore, there has been a steady increase in enrolment in higher education by women even when the legal age of marriage was set at 18. If 40.8 per cent women were married off before …

Make Registration Of Same-Sex Marriage Either Religion-Neutral Or Under Secular Law Only: Plea In Delhi High Court
3 years ago

Make Registration Of Same-Sex Marriage Either Religion-Neutral Or Under Secular Law Only: Plea In Delhi High Court

Live Law  

An NGO namely Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to intervene in the plea filed for registration of marriages of LGBTQIA couples under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956.At he outset, the application filed through Advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha states that approval with regards to same sex marriage under Hindu Marriage Act and not in other …

Same-sex marriage: social attitudes rooted in conservatism
3 years ago

Same-sex marriage: social attitudes rooted in conservatism

The Hindu  

IT is three years since homosexuality was decriminalised in India, but public morality around same-sex relationships continues to be a thorny issue. During the hearing of the plea, Joydeep and Russell’s Advocate, Karuna Nundy, reasoned that since Section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, does not distinguish between heterosexual, same-sex or queer spouses, a person married to an overseas citizen …

Interfaith Marriage Registration Can't Be Refused By Insisting On Conversion Approval: Allahabad HC Affirms Right To Choose Partners
3 years, 1 month ago

Interfaith Marriage Registration Can't Be Refused By Insisting On Conversion Approval: Allahabad HC Affirms Right To Choose Partners

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today observed that the Marriage Registrar/Officer lacks the power to withhold the registration of marriage, merely for the reason that the parties have not obtained the necessary approval of conversion from the district authority. Regarding the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, the Allahabad High Court observed that Interfaith marriage, per se, is …

Marriage Permissible Only Between Biological Man & Woman: Centre Tells Delhi High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Marriage Permissible Only Between Biological Man & Woman: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has listed a batch of pleas seeking recognition and registration of same-sex marriages under the law for final hearing on November 30. " When the matter was taken up, Advocate Karuna Nundy appearing for Sengupta and Stephens pointed out that the couple got married in New York and the laws applicable in their case are the …

Can children from first marriage challenge validity of second under Special Marriage Act? SC agrees to examine
3 years, 5 months ago

Can children from first marriage challenge validity of second under Special Marriage Act? SC agrees to examine

India Today  

Thirteen years after a Muslim woman married a Hindu man under the Special Marriage Act, the children from his first marriage went to court saying the marriage was invalid. Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing in court for the woman, argued that the children of the first wife have “no locus standi whatsoever” to challenge the marriage. “It has been registered …

Prohibition Of Child Marriage Law Does Not Differentiate On Basis Of Religion: Punjab & Haryana High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Prohibition Of Child Marriage Law Does Not Differentiate On Basis Of Religion: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that even though Muslim Personal law permits marriage upon attaining the age of puberty, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is a secular law and does not make any such distinction on the basis of religion. "Even though as per the Muslim Personal law a valid marriage can be contracted between …

Madhya Pradesh government notifies law against religious conversion
3 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh government notifies law against religious conversion

Hindustan Times  

The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has notified the law against religious conversion through fraudulent means, including those for the sake of marriage, that stipulates a jail term of up to 10 years for violators, after Governor Anandiben Patel gave her assent. "The Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act 2021 has been promulgated and published in the gazette notification on …

Conversion For Marriage- "Can't Exercise Judicial Power Just Because No Law In Place, But Can Examine Validity Of Law If Enacted": Calcutta High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Conversion For Marriage- "Can't Exercise Judicial Power Just Because No Law In Place, But Can Examine Validity Of Law If Enacted": Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

Hearing a plea asserting that certain religious denominations are effectuating conversion under the guise of the institution of marriage, the Calcutta High Court last week held that in such matters, the policy-making instrument would not be the judiciary. The Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee further observed, "The pith and substance of all the issues …

What is Special Marriage Act, all you need to know
3 years, 9 months ago

What is Special Marriage Act, all you need to know

India Today  

All marriages in India can be registered under the respective personal law Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Muslim Marriage Act, 1954, or under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. What is the Special Marriage Act: A marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 allows people from two different religious backgrounds to come together in the bond of marriage. The Special Marriage Act, …

Inter-Faith Marriage- Gujarat HC Directs Police To Escort Woman To Ahmedabad To Register Marriage, Questions Police For Calling Her To Police Station After Sunset
3 years, 10 months ago

Inter-Faith Marriage- Gujarat HC Directs Police To Escort Woman To Ahmedabad To Register Marriage, Questions Police For Calling Her To Police Station After Sunset

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday asked the Gujarat Police to ensure that a Lok Rakshak Dal woman be provided safe passage from the Junagadh academy to Ahmedabad so that she could solemnise her marriage with a Muslim Man under the Special Marriages Act. The Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen was hearing the Habeas Corpus …

'Panchayati Divorce' Has No Legal Sanctity, Such Customs Ceased To Exist After Formulation Of Hindu Marriage Act: P&H High Court
3 years, 10 months ago

'Panchayati Divorce' Has No Legal Sanctity, Such Customs Ceased To Exist After Formulation Of Hindu Marriage Act: P&H High Court

Live Law  

While noting that the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is a complete Code and provides for the conditions of marriage as well as the procedure for divorce, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last month clarified that a 'Panchayati' divorce has no recognition in the eyes of law. It was further submitted that petitioner No.1 was earlier married to one Mandeep …

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