Rcr counter u/s-12--u/w- 7(a)&(b).

It dependent upon your customs how marriages solemnized if It is in your customs you did not follow saptapadi , then with giving proofs of it your marriage will declared as legal , but according to hindu marriage act section 7(2) saptapadi is compulsary for compleating of a hindu marriage .

Hello.

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does not prescribe any particular ceremony for marriage. However, it provides that a Hindu marriage may be solemnised in accordance with the customary rites and ceremonies of either party thereto and where such rites include the Saptapadi, the marriage becomes complete when the seventh step is taken. Unless a marriage is performed by some ceremonies, it could not be said to be solemnized as is required by these provisions of the Act. If some ceremonies must be performed, then section 7 specifies those ceremonies. They cannot be any other than the "customary rites and ceremonies of either party" to the marriage.

Thus what is important here in your case is whether marriage without a Saptapadi is practiced in your family or in the girl’s family or not. If it not followed and in its place, a different custom or practice prevails in your or the girl’s family, then the Court will look into the matter of whether those customs have been complied with. There is no valid marriage when the parties have not observed any religious ceremonies at all. Thus, what I would opine is that Saptapadi is an essential ceremony for a Hindu Marriage, in the absence of any prevalent special custom.

You may consult an expert in this regard.

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Advocate Pooja

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