Interfaith Marriage Between A Hindu and A Muslim not Valid Even if Registered under the Special Marriage Act
An interfaith couple (Hindu-Muslim) approached the MP High Court at Jabalpur seeking protection from their family members as they wanted to get married under the Special Marriage Act of 1954, however, the families objected to the said marriage. The couple relied upon the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in Lata Singh Vs. State of U.P. reported in (2006) 5 SCC 475 , wherein, it was directed that administration/police authorities shall ensure that no inter-caste or inter-faith couple, who have attained majority, is harassed by anyone or subjected to threats or acts of violence, and if such threats extended or harassment caused or act of violence committed, he/she should be strictly prosecuted according to law. The issues before the HC Whether the marriage of a Muslim boy with a Hindu girl be a valid marriage or not? To answer the issue, the HC strongly relied upon a judgment delivered by a division bench of the SC in Mohammed Salim (D) Through ...