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How SC looked at past orders & Hindu Marriage Act provisions to allow maintenance even if marriage void

New Delhi: Interim maintenance or permanent alimony can be claimed under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 even if a marriage is declared void, the Supreme Court said Wednesday. The clarification by a ...
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India Supreme Court rules interfaith marriages sanctified by Hindu rites are void

The Supreme Court of India Friday ruled that all interfaith marriages conducted according to Hindu rites under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 are void. The court heard a criminal appeal petition filed by ...