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The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an Act of the Parliament of India with provision for civil marriage (or "registered marriage") for people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrelevant of the religion or faith followed by either party. [1] The Act originated from a piece of legislation proposed during the late 19th century ...
The Special Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2022[ 1] is a Bill of the Parliament of India which seeks to legalise same-sex marriage in India by amending the Special Marriage Act, 1954. [ 2] It was filed in the Lok Sabha on 2 April 2022 by MP Supriya Sule as a Private member's bill. [ 3]
The Special Marriage Act, 1954, provides a form of civil marriage to any citizen irrespective of religion, thus permitting any Indian to have their marriage outside the realm of any specific religious personal law. [21] The law applied to all of India, except Jammu and Kashmir. In many respects, the act was almost identical to the Hindu ...
The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (ICMA): regulates the marriage and divorce of Indian Christians. An ordained minister of a church or a marriage registrar may conduct marriages under the Act. Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA): provides a special form of marriage for all Indian citizens regardless of religion. Marriages contracted under ...
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) is an act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1955. Three other important acts were also enacted as part of the Hindu Code Bills during this time: the Hindu Succession Act (1956), the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (1956), the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956).
The Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872 is an act of the Parliament of India regulating the legal marriage of Indian Christians. It was enacted on 18 July 1872 and applies throughout India, excluding the territories ( Travancore-Cochin, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir. [ 1]) which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised into ...
All the Muslims in India are governed by the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. [1] This law deals with marriage, succession, inheritance and charities among Muslims. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 deals with the circumstances in which Muslim women can obtain divorce [2] and rights of Muslim women who have been ...
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 brought reforms in the area of same-gotra marriages, which were banned prior to the act's passage. Now the Indian constitution allows any consenting adult heterosexual couple (women 18 or older and men 21 or older) from any race, religion, caste, or creed to marry.