Special Marriage Act, 1954

Bare Act · 1954

An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce.

In the syllabus of: AIBE · Delhi Higher Judiciary · UGC NET Law · UP Higher Judiciary

Act number: 43 of 1954
Enacted: 9 October 1954
Contents: 57 sections · 9 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Solemnization Of Special Marriages

Sections

Section 10 – Procedure on receipt of objection by Marriage Officer abroad (preview)

Chapter III — Registration Of Marriages Celebrated In Other Forms

Section 15 – Registration of marriages celebrated in other forms (preview)
Section 16 – Procedure for registration (preview)
Section 17 – Appeals from orders under section 16 (preview)
Section 18 – Effect of registration of marriage under this Chapter (preview)

Chapter IV — Consequences Of Marriage Under This Act

Section 19 – Effect of marriage on member of undivided family (preview)
Section 20 – Rights and disabilities not affected by Act (preview)
Section 21 – Succession to property of parties married under Act (preview)
Section 21A – Special provision in certain cases (preview)

Chapter V — Restitution Of Conjugal Rights And Judicial Separation

Section 22 – Restitution of conjugal rights (preview)
Section 23 – Judicial separation (preview)

Chapter VI — Nullity Of Marriage And Divorce

Section 24 – Void marriages (preview)
Section 25 – Voidable marriages (preview)
Section 26 – Legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages (preview)
Section 27 – Divorce (preview)
Section 27A – Alternative relief in divorce proceedings (preview)
Section 28 – Divorce by mutual consent (preview)
Section 29 – Restriction on petitions for divorce during first one year after marriage (preview)
Section 30 – Remarriage of divorced persons (preview)

Chapter VII — Jurisdiction And Procedure

Section 31 – Court to which petition should be made (preview)
Section 32 – Contents and verification of petitions (preview)
Section 33 – Proceedings to be in camera and may not be printed or published (preview)
Section 34 – Duty of court in passing decrees (preview)
Section 35 – Relief for respondent in divorce and other proceedings (preview)
Section 36 – Alimony pendente lite (preview)
Section 37 – Permanent alimony and maintenance (preview)
Section 38 – Custody of children (preview)
Section 39 – Appeals from decrees and orders (preview)
Section 39A – Enforcement of decrees and orders (preview)
Section 40 – Application of Act 5 of 1908 (preview)
Section 40A – Power to transfer petitions in certain cases (preview)
Section 40B – Special provisions relating to trial and disposal of petitions under the Act (preview)
Section 40C – Documentary evidence (preview)
Section 41 – Power of High Court to make rules regulating procedure (preview)

Chapter VIII — Miscellaneous

Section 42 – Saving (preview)
Section 43 – Penalty on married person marrying again under this Act (preview)
Section 44 – Punishment of bigamy (preview)
Section 45 – Penalty for signing false declaration or certificate (preview)
Section 46 – Penalty for wrongful action of Marriage Officer (preview)
Section 47 – Marriage Certificate Book to be open to inspection (preview)
Section 48 – Transmission of copies of entries in marriage records (preview)
Section 49 – Correction of errors (preview)
Section 50 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 51 – Repeals and savings (preview)