Essential Ingredients for a Valid Marriage in India

2025 0 Supreme(Gau) 576

valid under the law. ... The voidness of the marriage under S.17 of the Hindu Marriage Act is in fact one of the essential ingredients of S.494, because the second marriage will become void only because of the Provisions of S.17 of the Hindu Marriage Act. ... If the marriage is not a valid one, according to the law applicable to the parties, no question of its being void by reason of its....

2025 0 Supreme(All) 2375

Thus, in the absence of a valid marriage, marriage certificate of Arya Samaj is not proof of a valid marriage of the plaintiff-appellant and the defendant-respondent." ... Because non registration of marriage will not make a valid marriage as invalid. ... Although the parties may have complied with the requisite conditions for a valid....

2025 0 Supreme(Gau) 905

Upon examining the Judgment and Order dated 20.12.2012 passed by the learned Appellate Court, it appears that while the issue of applicability of Section 498A IPC was discussed, the Court did not arrive at a clear finding regarding the existence of a valid marriage or whether the essential ingredients ... Therefore, it stands established that there was no valid marriage that could confer upon the victim ....

2024 0 Supreme(All) 1015

The ingredients of a valid Hindu marriage in terms of Section 7 of the Act, 1955 had to be proved by the respondent herein but the trial Court omitted to consider these material aspects and has thereby misdirected itself. ... These could not have formed the basis for any finding of a valid marriage between them. ... In any case such certificate by itself does not prove a valid ....

A valid marriage, is one recognized by law, an invalid marriage is one which is void. ... But he also held that the marriage was rendered valid by the subsequent cohabitation. ... Held, that the marriage was not valid. Subsequent cohabitation did not render the marriage valid ab initio. The recognition of customary marriages is ....

1, 1871, the " marriage " was " void," and no provision exists in the Ordinance to make, such a void marriage valid at a subsequent date. ... - The points for determination in this appeal are whether a form of marriage gone through according to Kandyan custom about the year 1885 is valid under the Ordinance No. 3 of 1870, and if not a valid marriage, whether it has....

Where parties after going through a valid customary form of marriage live together as husband and wife, a presumption of marriage by habit and repute arises. ... It is only when he is sued for maintenance that the irregularity of his marriage struck him. Where parties after going through a valid customary form of marriage live together as husband and wife, a presumption of #HL_STA....

He also held that a valid marriage had been contracted.  ! ... Accordingly if the parents subsequently gave their consent the marriage was recognized as valid ab initio. We have the same " referring back " of the marriage when children born before marriage are legitimatized by the It seems to have been assumed at the inquiry that if Anandavelu's father had not given his consent the #H....

2024 4 Supreme 165

They submitted that since there was no valid marriage in the eye of the law, the parties seek a declaration to the effect that the so-called marriage dated 07.07.2021 was not valid in the law and therefore, a declaration may be granted to that effect. ... In the absence of there being a valid Hindu marriage, the Marriage Registration Officer cannot register such a #HL_S....

In the circumstances the question is whether a valid marriage did or did not take place on September 15, 1910. Generally speaking, there are three requisites for a valid marriage, namely, competency, intention to marry, and a recognized form of marriage. ... On September 15, 1910, a marriage between the defendants was being solemnized, and there is no doubt that the Hindu ceremonies fo....

2017 0 Supreme(Mad) 3352

(a) Whether a mere registration of an alleged marriage would be sufficient to prove a valid Hindu marriage in the absence of proof of ingredients for valid marriage? (b) Whether the lower appellate Court erred in holding the alleged marriage between the appellant and the respondent was valid in the absence of the proof of ingredients under Section 7A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?

2014 0 Supreme(P&H) 1380

Main ingredients of a successful marriage are, like a good recipe-love, commitment, concern, under-standing and togetherness. Success of marriage depends upon two things-finding the right person and being the right person. Marriage is the most beautiful relationship that happens at some point of time, but because of immature attitude and impatience fails to keep the spark of married life.

2014 0 Supreme(MP) 410

If this is not possible due to ill health on the part of one of the spouses, it may or may not amount to cruelty depending on the circumstances of the case. “A normal and healthy sexual relationship is one of the basic ingredients of a happy and harmonious marriage. But wilful denial of sexual relationship by a spouse when the other spouse is anxious for it would amount to mental cruelty, especially when the parties are young and newly married”. 13. In Smt. Shakuntala Kumari....

2013 0 Supreme(Ker) 184

The proposition of willful denial of sex and its impact have been considered by Delhi High Court in Shakuntala V. Om Parkash, AIR 1981 Del. 53,which held as follows:- "A normal and healthy sexual relationship is one of the basic ingredients of a happy and harmonious marriage. But willful denial of sexual relationship by a spouse when the other spouse is anxious for it, would amount to mental cruelty, especially when the parties are young and newly married.(emphasis supplied)"....

2009 0 Supreme(MP) 685

"A normal and healthy sexual relationship is one of the basic ingredients of a happy and harmonious marriage. But willful denial of sexual relationship by a spouse when the other spouse is anxious for it would amount to mental cruelty, especially when the parties are young and newly married." 17. In Smt. Shakuntala Kumari v. Om Prakash Ghai [AIR 1981 Delhi 53], it has been held thus : If this is not possible "due to ill-health on the part of one of the spouses, it mayor may n....