Hindu-Muslim couple approaches court for marriage registration, what is the outcome?
A case related to marriage in Madhya Pradesh came up for hearing in the High Court in which the court itself held that the marriage was illegal. In Madhya Pradesh, a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy fell in love with each other and decided to get married under the Special Marriage Act. But as both their families were against this mixed marriage, both of them could not appear at the marriage office under the Special Marriage Act, and hence their marriage could not take place. Register. He had approached the court to register the marriage. What the petitioners have said is that the petitioners approached the marriage office under the Special Marriage Act claiming to be in love with each other which is not caste. Thereafter, the petitioners sought protection from the High Court to appear before the Marriage Office to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act. What judgment did the court give to the petitioners seeking protection of their marriage? According to the High Court, marriage between a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy is illegal under Muslim personal law. Justice Gurbal Singh Ahluwalia, in an order issued on May 27, ruled that the marriage of a Muslim youth to a Hindu girl is invalid under the Muslim Personal Law. Even if the marriage is registered under the Special Marriage Act, the marriage is invalid and will be an invalid (fasid) marriage. Note taken from an old case: In this case, the Court cited the discussion in the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Muhammad Saleem (D), by LR. “Under personal law, certain things (nikah) must be performed to get married, however, if the marriage is solemnized under special marriage law, such a marriage can be performed without such requirements (nikah). But a marriage solemnized under a special marriage does not legalize a marriage illegal under personal law. The court held that the girl was not ready to convert, neither wanted to live in a live-in relationship and the Hindu girl was not ready to get married. The court said, “It is not the case of the petitioners that even if the marriage does not take place, they still want to be in a live-in relationship. It is also the case of the petitioners that the petitioners would convert to Islam and therefore the Court held that no case requiring intervention was made out.