Tag: Hindu Marriage Act

Source: deccanchronicle.com Chennai: The Madras high court has said, “Customary divorce can never be approved nor recognized by law. The Hindu Marriage Act, which was enacted in the year 1955, recognized such customary divorce and now, after a lapse of 64 years, the practice of granting customary divorce can never be adopted nor be followed and

Source – ndtv.com The Supreme Court has held that the second marriage of a person during the pendency of an appeal against a divorce decree would not be void in cases where the parties have decided not to pursue the appeal. A bench of Justices SA Bobde and LN Rao, while interpreting section 15 of the

Source – hindustantimes.com The Delhi high court refused to hear a plea challenging a provision in law setting the minimum age of marriage for women and men at 18 and 21 years, respectively. However, it granted protection to a man and woman, both 19 years old, who feared torture by people, including policemen, for solemnising an