Marriage laws form a vital pillar of India's legal system, and understanding them has never been more important. With divorce rates rising rapidly among India's new generation and matrimonial disputes becoming increasingly common, knowing your legal rights and obligations within a marriage is essential knowledge for every Indian citizen.
Written in plain, accessible language for the non-lawyer, this practical guide cuts through legal complexity to give readers a clear, comprehensive understanding of how Indian marriage law works, from the moment a marriage is solemnized to the legal processes that follow if it breaks down.
This book covers the full landscape of Indian matrimonial law, including what makes a marriage valid under the Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act, the legal distinction between void and voidable marriages, and the full range of grounds for divorce, from adultery and cruelty to desertion and mental disorder. Readers will find step-by-step guidance on contested divorce and mutual consent divorce, an explanation of judicial separation and restitution of conjugal rights, and a clear account of how courts approach mental cruelty through landmark judgments. The book also covers domicile and jurisdiction, division of property and streedhan, and two of the most widely invoked laws in matrimonial disputes — Section 498a and the Domestic Violence Act. The full text of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is included as an appendix for easy reference.
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Siva Prasad Bose
Siva Prasad Bose is a retired electrical engineer and writer of introductory guidebooks on aspects of laws in India. He received his engineering degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and has a law degree from Meerut University, Meerut.
He is retired after many years of service as an Executive Engineer in Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (formerly UP State Electricity Board UPSEB).
His interests lie in the fields of family law, civil law, law of contracts, and any areas of law related to power electricity related issues. He has written more than 20 books on different aspects of Indian laws in Hindi and English.
He lives in New Delhi.
