The governing of all marriages of the Hindu religion in India is done under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955. Every aspect of a marriage including Husband, Wife, Marriage, Commitment, Sex and child rearing are covered under this act.

1. Hindu Marriage
Act, 1955

2. Hindu marriage Act, 1955
The governing of all marriages of the
Hindu religion in India is done under the
Hindu Marriage Act 1955. Every aspect
of a marriage including Husband,
Wife, Marriage, Commitment, Sex and
child rearing are covered under this
act. As in India each citizen is allowed
to be dealt under personal laws relevant
to religious views. Hence, the
Hindu Marriage Act was enacted by
Parliament in 1955 to codify marriage
law between Hindus as part of the
Hindu Code Bill.
• The Guideline Under the Act:
It provides guidelines for Hindus to be in
a systematic marriage…
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Hindu marriage Act, 1955
bond and applies to all forms of
Hinduism and also recognizes offshoots
of the Hindu religion as specified in
Article 44 of the Indian Constitution.
Notably, these include Jains and
Buddhists. The Act also applies to
anyone who is a permanent resident in
the India who is not Christian, Jew,
Parsi or Muslim or by religion. The
AnandKarj Marriage Act provides Sikhs
their own personal law related
to marriage. Marriage is an official
name given to the relationship of two
individuals in which they promise each
other to spend their rest of the live
together with love and affection. It is a
bond of understanding, trust and care
among…

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the two souls. Still, misunderstandings
rise at time to time, and if not dealt
nicely can even reach a stage of
divorce.
• Aspects Covered by the Act:
The Hindu Marriage Act set out every
condition regarding marriage by a
Hindu couple and these are coded in
the Section 5 of The Hindu Marriage
Act. It explains the conditions under
which a marriage is void, for example
age of the groom and bride.
A marriage may be later be annulled in
following conditions including either
bride or groom is impotent, or not…

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able to consummate the marriage, and
unfit for the procreation of children. The
Hindu Marriage Act further deals with
every topic related
to marriage including Registering
a marriage, ceremonies, divorce and
grounds for divorce, alimonies and
remarriage.
• The Act and Married Couple:
The Hindu Marriage Act protects rights
of both the husband and wife. Further
the act ensures ample chance
for intimacy to be grown between the
concerned couple. The importance
of sex in marriage is to cultivating a
flourishing relationship…

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and this is how the relationship of the
couple is protected. Even if relation
between couple becomes strained at
certain time and come to a breaking
point, the act caters for mending of
relationship before final divorce stage is
reached. There are several clauses
providing ample chance for a healthy
and long married life of a couple.
The Commitment cannot be a single
minded decision, with one partner
issuing all the rules and conformities, it
has to be a mutual agreement of needs
and requirements in a future you want to
share together, with commitment levels
you present to each other…

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open to compromise and discussion.
Pre-conceived ideas or fears
about commitment are essentially
preparing you to understanding the
difference between promise
and commitment. Sometimes couples
know something is off, but they put off
dealing with it until the problem
becomes too big to ignore.

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