Salient features of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Salient features of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 has reformed Hindu law of Marriage. It is a landmark in the history of social legislation. It has not simply codified the Hindu law of marriage but has introduced certain important changes in many respects. The Hindu marriage contemplated by the Act hardly remains sacramental. The Act has brought in some changes of far reaching consequences which have undermined the sacramental nature of marriage and rendered it contractual in nature to a great extent. The Hindu law of marriage, as the British rulers of India found, interpreted and […]
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