Marriage Act of 1939 governs the Parsis of India in regard to the solemnization of the marriage and the termination thereof. For a valid Parsi marriage the bride and groom should have completed 21 years of age.
If the marriage is under the age of 21 years, the approval of the guardian supposed to be present. Read the rest of this entry »
Marriage (Nikah), it is a civil agreement and no religious ceremony is needed to bring about this relationship.
What is necessary is the agreement of promises between two or more parties for purposes of marriage and not governed by the Indian Majority Act, 1875 but by Muslim law itself. Read the rest of this entry »
Marriages are solemnized under the Christian marriage Act 15 of 1872.
A Christian is one who professes the religion of Jesus Christ and Indian Christians include native converts to Christianity and their Christian offspring.
Under this Act a reverend of religion is licensed to solemnize marriages, those who are appointed under this Act or those who have received Episcopal ordination and the clergymen of the Church of Scotland can conduct the ceremony.
The Act applies when one or both the parties to the marriage is or are Christians. Read the rest of this entry »
Hindu Marriage Act came into force on 18th May 1955. It governs Hindu marriages and has brought important changes to the law on this existing subject. This act applies to any person who is Hindu by religion in any of its forms, and also to Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs.
Bigamy is not permitted as per the law. Neither of the party should have a spouse living and polygamy permitted by ancient Hindu law, is now prohibited. Bigamy is now a punishable offence under the Indian penal code. Read the rest of this entry »
What is the reasoning behind the Special Marriage Act, 1954?
The main reason behind passing the Special Marriage Act, 1954 was to provide a special form of marriage for the people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrespective of the religion or faith followed by either party.
The Act originated from a piece of legislation proposed during the late 1800s.
In 1872 Act III, 1872 was enacted but later it was found inadequate for certain desired reforms, and Parliament enacted a new legislation. Henry Sumner Maine first introduced Act III of 1872, which would permit any dissenters to marry whomever they chose under a new civil marriage law. In the final wording, the law sought to legitimate marriages for those willing to renounce their profession of faith altogether (”I do not profess the Hindu, Christian, Jewish, etc. religion”). Overall, the response from local governments and administrators was that they were unanimously opposed to Maine’s Bill and believed the legislation encouraged marriages based on lust, which would inevitably lead to immorality. Read the rest of this entry »
