LUCKNOW: '
Kanyadaan
' isn't necessary for solemnisation of a marriage under
Hindu Marriage Act
,
Allahabad high court
has recently said.
Only '
saptapadi
' (Sanskrit for 'saat phere') is an essential ceremony of such a marriage,
Lucknow bench
of HC said while hearing a revision petition filed by one Ashutosh Yadav.
Yadav, who had challenged an order passed by Lucknow additional sessions judge on March 6 while contesting a criminal case filed by his in-laws, had maintained before the trial court that his marriage under the Act mandated a 'kanyadaan' ceremony, which was not performed in his case.
"The Act provides 'saptapadi' as an essential ceremony... Whether the ceremony of 'kanyadaan' was performed or not, would not be essential for a just decision in this case," Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of HC said and junked Yadav's revision plea.
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