The Supreme Court (SC) while dealing with the issue of whether issuance of certificate of marriage by a registered entity would mean that the marriage was valid has held that, as per Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) the requisite ceremonies for solemnization of a Hindu marriage is either saptapadi or customary rites/ceremonies of either parties. The SC further held that, for a valid marriage under the HMA, “the requisite ceremonies have to be performed and there must be proof of performance of the said ceremony …”
