Supreme Court of India

Dolly Rani v. Manish Kumar Chanchal

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Reported as [2024] 5 S.C.R. 510
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 19 April 2024

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the application filed under Article 142 of the Constitution is allowed.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration When the marriage ceremony had not been performed in accordance with section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, whether registration of such a marriage under section 8 of the 1955 Act would confer any legitimacy to it. Headnotes Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – ss. 7 and 8 – During the pendency of the transfer petition, parties decided to resolve the dispute by filing a joint application u/Art.142 of the Constitution inter- alia seeking declaration that the marriage between the parties was not valid, consequently, the certificate issued by the Vadik Jankalyan Samiti and the

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