Special Marriage Act, 1954

Aisha and Rohan have been together for years. Their families belong to different religions, and neither family will agree to a ceremony in the other's tradition. They do not want to convert. Is there a way to marry that belongs to neither religion? There is: the Special Marriage Act 1954 offers a civil marriage before a government officer, open to any two persons who meet its conditions. It also has a price, and the price is a month of public notice.

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The Special Marriage Act 1954 provides a civil form of marriage, available to persons of any religion or none, through notice, objection period and solemnisation before a Marriage Officer, and also registers marriages already celebrated in other forms.

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