Special Marriage Act with Allied Laws

Special Marriage States Rules & Interconnected Allied Laws
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Description
Marriage is often described as one of the basic civil rights of man/woman, which is voluntarily undertaken by the parties in public in a formal way, and once concluded, recognises the parties as husband and wife. Three elements of common law marriage are (i) agreement to be married, (ii) living together as husband and wife, and (iii) holding out to the public that they are married. Sharing a common household and duty to live together form part of the "Consortium Omnis Vitae" which obliges spouses to live together, afford each other reasonable marital privileges and rights and be honest and faithful to each other. One of the most important invariable consequences of marriage is the reciprocal support and the responsibility of maintenance of the common household, jointly and severally. Marriage as an institution has great legal significance and various obligations and duties flow out of marital relationship, as per law, in the matter of inheritance of the property, successionship, etc. Marriage therefore, involves legal requirements of formality, publicity, exclusivity and all the legal consequences flow out of that relationship. Marriages in India take place either following the personal Law of the Religion to which a party is belonged or following the provisions of the Special Marriage Act. Marriage, as per the Common Law, constitutes a contract between a man and a woman, in which the parties undertake to live together and support each other. Marriage, as a concept, is also nationally and internationally recognised.
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Contents
Chapter 01  :  Preliminary
Chapter 02  :  Solemnization of Special Marriage
Chapter 03  :  Registration of Marriages Celebrated in Other Forms
Chapter 04  :  Consequences of Marriage under this Act
Chapter 05  :  Restitution of Conjugal Rights & Judicial Separation
Chapter 06  :  Nullity of Marriage & Divorce
Chapter 07  :  Jurisdiction & Procedure
Chapter 08  :  Miscellaneous
State Rules
Appendix
Index
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Author Details
Srinivasan