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Live-in relationships law in India

IntroductionIndian society shunned the idea of a live-in relationship for a very long period. In Indian tradition, it used to be illegal to live together before getting married. The Hindu Dharma prefers “One man, one wife” as the most sacred type of matrimony, which is vital. But, as society begins to advance intellectually, new generations are willing to put up with a few objectionable customs.India’s social dynamics have improved somewhat with the passage of time and modernity. The preconceived conceptions of Indian society have been challenged in a number of rulings. Live-in relationships…

Is live-in relationship in India illegal?

Is live-in relationship in India illegal?Not at all, live-in relationship in India is neither sin nor a crime. The Apex Court of India has not considered it illegal.

Marriage in India is a partnership or ownership? Women rights activists raise the question

In a ruling that was delivered by a New Delhi court this week, it was made clear that a man can’t be convicted of raping his wife just because India’s rape laws do not recognise this type of intriguing situations that should be applied to married couples.Women’s rights activists across the country have expressed their grieve concern over it saying that the ruling effectively strips women of the right to refuse sex with their husbands. A case was brought to the court in which a woman, who was not identified, said her marriage was illegal and was conducted against her will after the man sedated…

Marriage and Divorce under the Special Marriage Act 1954

India has long been a nation of many different cultures and secularism. Likewise, marriage has long maintained a hallowed place in Indian society, with people holding the union of two people as a couple in the highest regard. Marriage nowadays is a union of two families rather than two people because of the various standards and ethics that the institution of marriage has amassed throughout history. There is typically a high amount of social participation when choosing marriage partners. There has been a steady increase in the proportion of people making connections outside of their own…

The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 and the recommendations of The Law Commission

The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 was an effort in the direction of changing the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954, to provide therein unrecoverable break down of marriage as a ground of separation. The Bill would provide safeguards to parties to marriage who file petition for grant of divorce by consent from the harassment in court if any of the party does not come to the court or wilfully avoids the court to keep the divorce proceedings inconclusive.At present, different reasons for disintegration of marriage by a declaration of separation are set down in…

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