Marriage is\nconsidered sacred and holy and religious activity in India. As it involves\nreligion, many personal laws have been enacted to decide all the provisions\nrelated to marriage. A marriage between people belonging to Hindu, Jain, and\nSikh or Buddhist communities is governed by the Hindu Marriage Act. For people\nnot defined in the above-stated Act, the Special Marriage Act has been enacted\nfor the registration of marriage. As per Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, a\nmarriage is considered to be complete when both the bride and the groom take 7\nsteps around the holy fire together. After the completion of all the religious\nacts involved in a marriage, the parties should register their marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are a lot of\nbenefits to marriage registration. After the proper evaluation of the [arties\nand the submitted documents, the concerned authority provides a marriage\ncertificate to the parties as proof of their legal and valid marriage. For\nconstituting a legal marriage, parties should not marry people from sapinda or\nprohibited relationships unless there lays a contrary custom existing in their\nrespective community. A marriage registration has proven to be beneficial in\nvarious situations and acts as a legal requirement for changing of name,\npassport, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many judgments\nhave been laid down by the judicial system of India which have stated the\nimportance of marriage registration. The Hindu Marriage Act lays down provisions\nwith regard to marriage registration under Section 8. Thus, it is advisable for\nthe parties to the marriage to get their marriage registered due to its\nadvantages as the consequences of not registering a marriage are harmful and\naffect the mental and physical status of a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n