Wedding Laws in India

India is a cosmopolitan country and tolerates personal laws of its citizen. As a result each citizen of India is entitled to have his own personal law inter alia in the matter of marriage and divorce. Hence, there are different rules and regulations for different religions. Hindus are governed by Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 while marriage and divorce amongst Muslim takes place under the Muslim Marriage Act. Christians and Parsees follow Christian Marriage Act and Parsee Marriage and Divorce Act respectively. Besides, people can also marry under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Persons of any religion who get married under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 are governed by the said act. Those who get married under a civil marriage or no formal marriage ceremony marry under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

Please click on the links below to know details about the various marriage and divorce legalities for people in India.