Marriage Not Solemnized Under Section 7 of Hindu Marriage Act Cannot Be Declared Invalid: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment in X VERSUS Y, has ruled that a Hindu marriage cannot be declared invalid solely on the ground that it was never solemnized in accordance with Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A Division Bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar clarified that the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) does not contain any provision enabling a declaration of…