The court said in its order that the performance of essential ceremonies, such as saptapadi, is the foundation of a Hindu ...

The Gujarat High Court has held that a Hindu marriage cannot be treated as legally valid merely because a marriage ...

Gujarat HC rules Hindu marriage requires customary rites; registration alone doesn't validate the union without essential ceremonies.

Gujarat High Court rules marriage registration alone cannot validate a Hindu marriage, stressing essential rituals like ...

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a marriage certificate alone cannot make a Hindu marriage legally valid. The court said ...

Observing that Hindu marriage is a samskara and a sacrament, the Court underscored its social and spiritual importance.

The verdict came on an appeal filed by a UK-based man challenging the decision of a family court that had refused to declare ...

A Hindu marriage is not legally valid through registration alone if essential rituals such as saptapadi were never performed, the Gujarat High Court has ruled.

The Gujarat High Court held that a registered Hindu marriage is invalid without essential ceremonies such as saptapadi. The ruling reinforces that consent and customary rites remain central to a ...

According to the court record, the appellant said he learnt of the alleged marriage only when the respondent approached his parents with a marriage certificate claiming to be his legally wedded wife ...

Registration of a marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act cannot by itself confer legal validity if the mandatory customary ...