Consent Cannot Create a Marriage the Law Never Recognized: Telangana High Court Says Hindu Marriage Act Cannot Be Forced When Husband/Wife Not Governed By The Act
The Telangana High Court held that a marriage registered under the Hindu Marriage Act is legally void if one party is outside the Act’s scope. Consent, rituals, or registration cannot override statutory exclusion—law applies by mandate, not emotion. TELANGANA: The Telangana High Court, through Justice K. Lakshman and Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy, delivered a clear…
