• 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...
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  • this time include the Hindu Marriage Act (1955), the Hindu Succession Act (1956), and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (1956). All of these acts...
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    India, a marriage can either be enlisted under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 or under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The Hindu Marriage Act is pertinent...
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  • during this time: the Hindu Marriage Act (1955), the Hindu Succession Act (1956), and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956). All of these acts...
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    the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955". iPleaders. 5 October 2018. "Hindu Marriage Law FAQ - What is a proper or valid Hindu marriage? - Should marriages be registered...
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    Hindu marriages. One is the Sindh Hindu Marriage Act of 2016 which is applicable in the Sindh province of Pakistan and another is the Hindu Marriage Act...
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  • Special Marriage Act, 1954 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Marriage Act 1854, an early law in the colony governing marriage Marriage Act 1955, the current Act Marriage...
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    Sapinda (category Marriage in Hinduism)
    these cases, the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 bars marriage between two Hindus of this genealogy. Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 laid down conditions...
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  • "The Hindu Marriage Act 1955" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2020. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Archived...
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  • of a Hindu marriage. The Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, Article 7, is consistent with the latter. Chaturthikarma is not a common practice in Hindu communities...
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    August 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2007. Sāṁkhyapravacana Sūtra I.92. "Hindu Marriage Act, 1955". Archived from the original on 5 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June...
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    Class Hindus by district in India Hinduism in South India List of Hindu temples in India Freedom of religion in India Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Hindu Code...
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  • and Hindu political organizations. The Indian Parliament passed Hindu Code Bills, consisting of Hindu Marriage Act (1955), Hindu Succession Act (1956)...
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  • passed in 1955-56 and these laws form the first point of reference for modern Hindu law: Hindu Marriage Act (1955), Hindu Succession Act (1956), Hindu Minority...
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  • but for Hindus, it may be illegal under the 1955 Hindu Marriage Act, though the specific situation is more complex. The Hindu Marriage Act makes cousin...
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    Mahabharata. 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...
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  • Special Marriage Act, 1954 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Uniform civil code Kishwar, Madhu (13 August 1994). Codified Hindu Law: Myth...
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    day. Hindu wedding Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Muslim personal law The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 Dowry system in India Interfaith marriage White...
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  • passed as the Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, and Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act during 1955–1958. These...
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  • Publications India. p. 36. ISBN 978-81-321-0264-9. India, Parliament of. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Elmali-Karakaya, Ayse (2020). "Being Married to a Non-Muslim Husband:...
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    that references to Hindus include "persons professing the Sikh, Jain, or Buddhist religion". Furthermore, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 defines the legal...
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    first marriage would have to be dissolved under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The man's first marriage would therefore, still be valid and under Hindu law...
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  • and Wards Act, 1890. Here is an overview: Hindu Law: For Hindus, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, govern...
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    Arun Kumar v. Inspector General of Registration (category Marriage law in India)
    recognised trans woman as a "bride" within the meaning of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and prohibited genital-normalizing surgery (referred to as sex...
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    "bride" under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 includes trans women. Specifically, it directed the authorities to register a marriage between a man and a...
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  • does not promote it. According to The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 of India, non-consensual marriages and marriages where either the bridegroom is below the...
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  • Act 1870 – Hindu Wills Act 1872 – Code of Criminal Procedure (revised) 1872 – Indian Contract Act 1872 – Indian Evidence Act 1872 – Special Marriages...
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  • Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, inter-jati and inter-varna marriages (which together constitute what is colloquially referred to as "intercaste marriage")...
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    The Marriage Laws Amendment Bill is a Bill that was first introduced in the Indian Parliament in 2010. It proposes changes to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955...
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    considering his suggestion and amending the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, incorporating irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground for divorce. His various...
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