Self-respect Marriages

advocates solemnising “self-respect” marriages under Section 7(A) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

The SC set aside a 2014 ruling of the Madras High Court holding that marriages performed by the advocates are not valid and that self-respect marriages cannot be solemnised in secrecy.

  • In 1968, the Hindu Marriage (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1967, received the President’s approval and became the law.
  • This amendment modified the Hindu Marriage Act by inserting Section 7(A) into it. However, it extended only to the state of Tamil Nadu.
  • Section 7(A) deals with the special provision on “self-respect and secular marriages”.
  • It legally recognised ....
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