EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -[9th October, 1954.] An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce. 1.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis, or Jews can also perform marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Inter-religion marriages are performed under this Act.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Special Marriage Act of 1954 (SMA) was passed by the Parliament on October 9, 1954. It governs a civil marriage where the state sanctions the marriage rather than the religion. Issues of personal law such as marriage, divorce, adoption are governed by religious laws that are codified.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first marriage ought to be a valid marriage. Neither party is unable to give valid consent. The male should have 21 years of age, and the female should have 18 years of age. The parties are not within the degrees of prohibited relationship.