Special marriage act: An act of the Parliament

An act of the Parliament of India for secular civil marriage for people of any religion or faith, with registration and divorce provisions. Learn about its history, applicability, procedure, conditions, succession and judicial review. Special Marriage Act governs a civil marriage where the state sanctions the marriage rather than the religion. An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce. It contains the text of the Act , its arrangement of sections, definitions, procedures, consequences, jurisdiction and miscellaneous provisions. In 2022 special marriage amendment bill targeted to permit same-sex marriage by changing several provisions of the act but it did not pass through Parliament. This shows for the need of legal reform.