Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1399 · Decided 4 December 2008
Gullipilli Sowria Raj v. Bandaru Pavani @ Gullipili Pavani
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1399 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 35
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2446/2005
- Decided
- 4 December 2008
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, AFTAB ALAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Hindu Marriage Act Section 8
Headnote
~- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Preamble, ss.2, 5, 7, Band 12(1)(c)- Marriage between a Hindu and a Christian- Validity A B of - Held: A marriage between a Hindu and Christian C solemnized according to Hindu customs is a nullity - Registration of such marriage uls 8 does not validate the same. married the respondent, 0 who is a Hindu,· in a temple. Marriage was registered u/s 8 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Respondent-wife filed a petition u/s 12{1)(c) of the Act, seeking decree of nullity of marriage on the ground that there was misrepresentation by the appellant regarding
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