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The minimum age for a marriage under Hindu law is: the groom must have been over 21 years of age and the bride must have been over 18 years of age The punishment for not adhering to this requirement is simple imprisonment which may extend to fifteen days, or with fine which may extend toRead more

A Hindu marriage becomes voidable in the following situations: One of the spouses is impotent. If the conditions for marriage have not been fulfilled. Before 1978, a guardian had to give consent on behalf of the child getting married.The reason this practice was not followed after 1978 is due to the implementation of the ChildRead more

Void marriages, are invalid from the beginning. These do not require annulment. Under Hindu Marriage Act, Section 11 states certain situations where the marriage is void.  The following are the situations: One of the parties has a spouse living at the time of marriage. For example, if Seema was already married to Rajesh during herRead more

Registration of marriages in Hindu Law is given in Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act. This allows the State Government to make rules regarding registration.The State Government may make rules about how the marriage details should be entered in the Hindu Marriage Register. The State Government can also make marriage registration compulsory in theRead more

Sapinda relationships are prohibited under hindu marriage law.  A sapinda is someone who is: within or has a common ancestor relative within three generations above you on your mother’s side of the family within or has a common ancestor relative within five generations above you on your father’s side of the family. A sapinda canRead more

If the spouses are within the degrees of prohibited relationship, then their marriage will not be a valid marriage. The following are the kinds of prohibited marriages: If one spouse is a lineal ascendant of the other. A lineal ascendant includes a father, mother, grandfather and grandmother, but also great grandfather and great grandmother andRead more

At the time of marriage, you should not have a married spouse who has not divorced his previous spouse. If you are a divorcée you can enter into a marriage again only if your divorce is complete. Neither party should have a spouse living at the time of the marriage. You can file a çivilRead more

Trigger Warning: The following content contains information which some readers may find disturbing. The law states that people with mental illnesses usually do not have the capacity to enter into valid legal marriages. Mental illness means a substantial disorder of thinking, mood, perception, orientation or memory that severely impairs judgement, behaviour, capacity to recognise realityRead more

If you want to be a Hindu spouse and marry under the Hindu Marriage Act, you have to be one of the following set of persons: Any person who is a Hindu by religion. This incldues Veerashaiva, Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana, or Arya Samaj. Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion. AnyRead more

For a marriage to be legally recognized as a Hindu marriage, the following conditions must be met: The couple should be seen as Hindus by law. The husband is over 21 and the wife over 18 years of age when the wedding took place. Both husband and wife are of sound mind. Neither husband norRead more