Hindu Marriage Invalid Without Requisite Ceremonies, Says Supreme Court’s New Ruling
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court said a Hindu marriage cannot be termed valid unless performed with special ceremonies. The judgment came during the hearing of a case involving two commercial pilots seeking a divorce without performing a Hindu marriage ceremony. The apex court emphasized that a Hindu marriage can only be considered completed after the completion of the sacred Saptapadi or saat pheras ritual.The ritual of Saptapadi or saat pheras is integral to Hindu marriages in which the bride and groom take seven rounds of the agni (sacred fire). It is only after the completion of the seventh step when the bridegroom says to his bride, “with the completion of seven steps, we have now become friend ( sakha). May I attain to friendship with thee; may I not be separated from thy friendship” that the Hindu marriage is considered complete.
Read more at: https://hindupost.in/law-policy/hindu-marriage-invalid-without-requisite-ceremonies-says-supreme-courts-new-ruling/
- 7 May 2024
- WerIndia
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