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What Is Special Marriage Act? All You Need To Know About Law Enabling Inter-Faith Unions
The Special Marriage Act 1954 was enacted to enable marriages between inter-faith or inter-caste couples without them giving up their religious identity or resorting to religious conversion.
SMA deals with marriages that are not recognised under the personal laws governing marriage, divorce and adoption in India.
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The Special Marriage Act 1954 was enacted to enable marriages between inter-faith or inter-caste couples without them giving up their religious identity or resorting to religious conversion. The Act provides for a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such marriages as well as divorce.
It essentially deals with marriages that are not recognised under the personal laws governing marriage, divorce and adoption in India. Indian law recognises both civil and
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