Hindu’s Marriage With Non-Hindu Foreigner Must Be Registered Under Special Marriage Act, Not Valid Under Hindu Marriage Act: Madras High Court

In a landmark ruling, the Madras High Court observed that a marriage between a Hindu person and someone from another religion cannot be celebrated under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, as the law requires both parties to the marriage to be followers of the Hindu faith. The bench, consisting of Justice RMT Teekaa Raman and Justice N Senthilkumar, emphasized that while the choice of a life partner is a personal…