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Supreme Court Declares Marriage Invalid Due to Absence of Requisite Ceremonies Under Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Parties Obtained Marriage Certificates Without Performing Saptapadi or Other Rites, Rendering Certificates Null and Void.

The Supreme Court dealt with a transfer petition filed by the wife seeking transfer of a divorce petition from Muzaffarpur, Bihar to Ranchi, Jharkhand...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Wife's Appeal Declaring Marriage Void Under Section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Inter-Faith Marriage Not Solemnized as per Hindu Rites. Marriage between a Christian and a Hindu is void ab initio under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, as the Act applies only to Hindus.

The appellant, Rency Mathew, a Christian by faith, married the respondent, Bharath Kumar, a Hindu, on 12.12.2005 according to Hindu customs and rites....

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Supreme Court Allows Wife's Appeal in Nullity of Marriage Case Under Special Marriage Act — Remands for Fresh Consideration of Section 24. Marriage Void if Prior Spouse Alive at Time of Marriage, Irrespective of Fraud or Limitation Under Section 25.

The appellant-wife married the respondent-husband on 5 April 2010 under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The marriage was inter-caste. The appellant al...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Wife's Appeal Against Nullity of Marriage — Husband Failed to Prove Valid Divorce Before Second Marriage. Marriage Declared Null and Void Under Section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Due to Subsisting Previous Marriage.

The appellant (wife) and respondent (husband) married on 17.02.2013. The husband had previously been married to one Rajkanya, and claimed that marriag...

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Bombay High Court Allows Husband's Appeal Against Restitution of Conjugal Rights Decree, Holds No Valid Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Essential Ceremonies Like Saptapadi Not Proved, Hence Marriage Invalid Under Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The appellant-husband filed a Family Court Appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 read with Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955...

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Bombay High Court Allows Maintenance to Second Wife in Bigamous Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Section 25 Entitles a Woman Whose Marriage is Declared Null and Void to Claim Maintenance Despite Invalidity of Marriage

The case involves an appeal by Mangala Bhivaji Lad (also known as Mangala Dhondiba Aher) against the judgment of the Family Court, Mumbai, which decla...