What Is The Format Of Application Under The Hindu Marriage Act ?
Act, 1956, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 were enacted as a part of the Hindu Code Bills. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was passed in order to protect the legal rights of Hindu brides and grooms who have been joined by the holy bond of marriage. The kind of ceremony which must take place is not specified by the law as there are numerous methods as per the hindu customs by which a man and woman could solemnise their marriage. Objective behind the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 The principal goal of the Act was to update as well as the codification of the law governing marriage between the Hindus. It provides for the provisions of divorce and separation, concept of which has already provided under the Shastric Law (Vedic Hindu Law), as well as modifying and codifying the Shastric Law. The Act provided for a uniform law for all Hindu groups. In India, certain religions have their own civil rules regulating the...