Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Hindu Marriage According to Old Hindu Texts
The Concept of Marriage in Hinduism
- 16 Sanskars or Sacraments of Hinduism
- Hindu Marriage as Sacrament
- Hindu Marriage as Contract
Forms of Marriage As Per Old Hindu Texts
- Approved Forms (Brahma, Daiva, Arsha, Prajapatya)
- Prohibited Form (Asura, Gandharva, Rakshasa, Paishacha)
Conditions for a Hindu Marriage
Conditions of Marriage in Old Hindu Texts
- Identity of Caste
- Prohibited Degree of Relationship
- Performance of Ceremony
- Changes Due to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Changes Due to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- Statutory Changes Brought by the Act
- Social Changes Brought by the Act
Conditions of Valid Hindu Marriage: Monogamy: S. 5(i)
- Section 5(i) Bare Act Provisions
- Who Can Complain of Bigamy?
- Remedies Available to First Wife
- Remedies Available to Second Wife
- Provisions Under Indian Penal Code
Conditions of Valid Hindu Marriage: Soundness of Mind: S. 5(ii)
- Section 5(ii) Bare Act Provisions
- Judicial Interpretation
- Amendment
- Soundness of Mind Defined
Conditions of Valid Hindu Marriage: Age: S. 5(iii)
- Section 5(iii) Bare Act Provisions
- Provisions of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
- Provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
- Penal Provisions for Violation of Section
Conditions of Valid Hindu Marriage: Degrees of Prohibited Relationships: S. 5(iv)
- Section 5(iv) Bare Act Provisions
- Reasons for Prohibition
- List of Prohibited Relationships
Restitution of Conjugal Right (S. 9)
- Meaning of Conjugal Right
- Section 9 Bare Act Provisions
- Criteria to get Decree of Restitution of Conjugal Right
- Constitutional Validity of Section 9
- Meaning of Judicial Separation
- Section 10 Bare Act Provisions
- Consequences of Judicial Separation
- Grounds for Judicial Separation (S. 13(1) and S. 13(2))
- Difference Between Judicial Separation and Divorce
- Bare Act Provisions (S. 13)
- Grounds for Divorce (S. 13(1) and S. 13(2))
- Amendments in Section 13