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The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an Act of the Parliament of India with provision for secular civil marriage (or "registered marriage") for people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrelevant of the religion or faith followed (both for inter-religious couples and also for atheists and agnostics) by either party. [1]
An ordained minister of a church or a marriage registrar may conduct marriages under the Act. Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA): provides a special form of marriage for all Indian citizens regardless of religion. Marriages contracted under this Act are registered with the state as a civil contract.
Societies Registration Act 1860 21 Police Act 1861 5 ... Special Marriage Act: 1954: 43 Essential Commodities Act: 1955: 10 Protection of Civil Rights Act: 1955: 22
Special Marriage Act, 1954; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; New Zealand ... Marriage and Registration Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 119) (short title: 1896 Act, s.1)
The Special Marriage Act, 1954, provides a form of civil marriage to any citizen irrespective of religion, thus permitting any Indian to have their marriage outside the realm of any specific religious personal law. [20] The law applied to all of India, except Jammu and Kashmir. In many respects, the act was almost identical to the Hindu ...
The House voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, 267-157, with 47 Republicans joining Democrats. The bill would codify same-sex marriage into federal law and bolster other marriage ...
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Besides supporting same-sex unions, the act also upholds interracial marriage. A Gallup poll in June found that 70% of Americans approve of same-sex marriages, with majority support in both ...