ACT NO. 25 OF 1955
[18th May, 1955.]
An Act to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of
India as follows:-
1. Short title and extent.
1.Short title and extent. (1) This Act may be called the Hindu
Marriage Act, 1955.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu
and Kashmir, and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories
to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.
2. Application of Act.
2. Application of Act. (1) This Act applies-
(a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its
forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or
a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj,
(b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by
religion, and
(c) to any other person domiciled in the territories to
which this Act extends who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi
or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person
would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any
custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the
matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed.
An Act to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of
India as follows:-
1. Short title and extent.
1.Short title and extent. (1) This Act may be called the Hindu
Marriage Act, 1955.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu
and Kashmir, and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories
to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.
2. Application of Act.
2. Application of Act. (1) This Act applies-
(a) to any person who is a Hindu by religion in any of its
forms or developments, including a Virashaiva, a Lingayat or
a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj,
(b) to any person who is a Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by
religion, and
(c) to any other person domiciled in the territories to
which this Act extends who is not a Muslim, Christian, Parsi
or Jew by religion, unless it is proved that any such person
would not have been governed by the Hindu law or by any
custom or usage as part of that law in respect of any of the
matters dealt with herein if this Act had not been passed.
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Divorce Laws which is governed under different laws for different religions i.e. Hindu, Sikh, Muslims, Christians, Parsi etc. In India, rules for divorce are connected to religion. In India, Divorce petitions can be filed under two categories namely Divorce by Mutual Consent in which both the husband and wife mutually agree to dissolve the marriage and in contested divorce either the husband or the wife could file for dissolution of marriage against each other.
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