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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Special Marriage Act, 1954

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Special Marriage Act, 1954 Family Laws
 

List of Judgements

Rakhi Sadhukhan Vs. Raja Sadhukhan

Judgement Date : may/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 630 SC

Kiran Jyot Maini Vs. Anish Pramod Patel

Judgement Date : july/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 448 SC

Kiran Jyot Maini Vs. Anish Pramod Patel

Judgement Date : july/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 437 SC

Mohd. Abdul Samad Vs. State of Telangana & Anr.

Judgement Date : july/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 417 SC

S. Nitheen & Ors. Vs. State of Kerala & Anr.

Judgement Date : may/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 334 SC

Aditi alias Mithi Vs. Jitesh Sharma

Judgement Date : november/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 854 SC

Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : october/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 802 SC

Maharani Deepinder Kaur (Since D) through LRS. Vs. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Judgement Date : september/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 703 SC

Subhransu Sarkar Vs. Indrani Sarkar (Nee Das)

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 389 SC

Sivasankaran Vs. Santhimeenal

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 386 SC

RAJNESH vs. NEHA

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 594 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTInterim Maintenance - Maintenance under Section 125 of the Cr.PC shall be granted from the date the application for maintenance is filed.IMPORTANTSubsequent Maintenance Claims - It is essential for the applicant to reveal any prior proceedings and the orders issued in subsequent cases.IMPOR...

SRI MARTHANDA VARMA vs. STATE OF KERALA

Judgement Date : july/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 419 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALShebaitship or temple management - Vesting - When an idol is installed, a temple is built, or an endowment is established, the shebaitship is granted to the founder, unless the founder has transferred the shebaitship themselves.A. Under the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act,...

RATHNAMMA vs. SUJATHAMMA

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1115 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALSimply registering a marriage agreement does not suffice to establish the validity of a marriage.A. Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, specifically Sections 5, 7, and 11, as well as Section 24 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, it was determined that an agreement of marriage stating both par...

Swapnanjali Sandeep Patil Vs. Sandeep Ananda Patil

Judgement Date : march/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 232 SC

Removed

Judgement Date : july/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 466 SC

Sukhendu Das Vs. Rita Mukherjee [OCTOBER 09, 2017]

Judgement Date : october/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 731 SC

Shayara Bano Vs. Union of India and others [August 22, 2017]

Judgement Date : august/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 598 SC

Deoki Panjhiyara Vs. Shashi Bhushan Narayan Azad & ANR. [December 12, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 725 SC

Ramesh Ahluwalia Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. [September 13, 2012]

Judgement Date : september/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 498 SC

Ashok Kumar Todi Vs Kishwar Jahan & Ors

Judgement Date : march/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Sapna Agarwal Vs. Om Prakash Jalan [2008] INSC 2084 (3 December 2008)

Judgement Date : december/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

Rajesh Burmann Vs. Mitul Chatterjee (Barman) [2008] INSC 1862 (4 November 2008)

Judgement Date : november/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 953 SC

Smt. Seema Vs. Ashwani Kumar [2007] Insc 1101 (25 October 2007)

Judgement Date : october/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 888 SC

Smt. Seema Vs. Ashwani Kumar [2006] Insc 74 (14 February 2006)

Judgement Date : february/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Danial Latifi & ANR Vs. Union of India [2001] Insc 515 (28 September 2001)

Judgement Date : september/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 515 SC

Jayalakshmi Coelho Vs. Oswald Joseph Coelho [2001] INSC 120 (28 February 2001)

Judgement Date : february/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 120 SC

Anil Kumar Mahsi Vs. Union of India [1994] INSC 390 (20 July 1994)

Judgement Date : july/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 385 SC

Smt. Sureshta Devi Vs. Om Prakash [1991] INSC 26 (7 February 1991)

Judgement Date : february/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-wife and the respondent-husband submitted a petition for divorce by mutual consent under section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in the District Court, where their statements were recorded. Later, the appellant filed a motion to dismiss the petition, claiming she did not wish to p...

Tejinder Kaur Vs. Gurmit Singh [1988] INSC 50 (23 February 1988)

Judgement Date : february/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 states that when a marriage is dissolved by a divorce decree, either spouse is permitted to remarry, provided there is no right to appeal or, if there is a right to appeal, the time for filing the appeal has lapsed without it being filed, or if it was filed...

Ms. Jordan Diengdeh Vs. S.S. Chopra [1985] INSC137 (10 May 1985)

Judgement Date : may/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 137 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner is a member of the Khasi Tribe from Meghalaya and was raised as a Presbyterian Christian. She currently serves in the Indian Foreign Service. Her husband, the respondent, is a Sikh. They were married according to the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872. In 1980, the petitioner submi...

Mrs. Aruna Basu Mullick Vs. Mrs. Dorothea Mitra [1983] INSC 88 (2 August 1983)

Judgement Date : august/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 88 SC

Headnote :

Respondent Dorothea and Prafulla Kumar Mitra were married in January 1952 under the Special Marriage Act of 1872. In 1961, Dorothea filed for divorce and was granted a decree on May 2, 1962, which stipulated that she would receive Rs. 300.00 per month as alimony until she remarried.Dorothea sought t...

Reynold Rajamani & ANR Vs. Union of India & ANR [1982] INSC 58 (30 July 1982)

Judgement Date : july/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 58 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, a married couple from the Roman Catholic Community, were wed under section 27 of the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872. They submitted a joint petition for a divorce by mutual consent under Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act to the District Court. However, the trial court rej...

Commr. of Wealth Tax, Madras & Ors Vs. R. Sridharan [1976]131 (29 April 1976)

Judgement Date : april/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 131 SC

Headnote :

The late R. Sridharan entered into marriage with Rosa Maria Steinbichler, a Christian of Austrian descent, under the Special Marriage Act of 1954. They had a son, Nicolas Sundaram, from this union. During income tax, wealth tax, and expenditure tax assessments, Sridharan sought to be classified as a...