सात फेरे नहीं हुए तो हिन्दू विवाह वैध नहीं माना गया Hindu Marriage Invalid If Requisite Ceremonies Not Performed, Registration Won't Make Such A Marriage Legitimate : Supreme Court

हिंदू विवाह अवैध है यदि आवश्यक रस्में नहीं निभाई गईं, पंजीकरण से ऐसा विवाह वैध नहीं होगा: सुप्रीम कोर्ट

Hindu Marriage Invalid If Requisite Ceremonies Not Performed, Registration Won't Make Such A Marriage Legitimate : Supreme Court.

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court clarified the legal requirements and sanctity of Hindu marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955. The Court emphasized that for a Hindu marriage to be valid, it must be performed with the appropriate rites and ceremonies, such as saptapadi (seven steps around the sacred fire) if included, and proof of these ceremonies is essential.

New Delhi: Registration of a marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) will not confer any marital status to a couple unless their union is solemnised according to the rituals mentioned under the law, the Supreme Court has ruled.

A bench led by Justice B.V. Nagarathna emphasised the “material and spiritual” aspects of a marriage under HMA to postulate that merely getting a certificate issued without the “requisite” marriage ceremonies is of no legal consequence.

Pronounced Tuesday, the judgement came on a petition filed by a woman seeking transfer of her divorce case from Muzaffarpur in Bihar to Ranchi in Jharkhand. In this case, the couple registered their marriage in Uttar Pradesh without the ceremonial procedure given in the HMA.

The court deprecated the growing practice of couples getting their marriages registered for “practical purposes”, particularly applying for a visa and then solemnising the marriage at a future date.

Dolly Rani Vs Manish Kumar Chanchal TRANSFER PETITION (C) NO(S). 2043/2023 SC

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