What is the legal age of getting married??
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 09 March 2011
This query is : Resolved
I was under a perception that before the age of 18 years a person can not get married legally. But section 2 of the Indian Majority act says........
""2. Saving.- Nothing herein contained shall affect:--
(a) the capacity of any persons to act in the following matters (namely),-- marriage, dower, divorce and adoption;
(b) the religion or religious rites and usages of any class of 7[ citizens of India]; or
(c) the capacity of any person who before this Act comes into force has attained majority under the law applicable to him.""
Does that mean that a person before the age of 18 years can get married legally/Is this true for both girls and boys or is there some difference(of age) between the boys and girls for getting married legally???
I do actually wanna know what is the legal age for a boy or a girl for getting married or doing some other legal works like signing property documents etc...
Please help...
G. ARAVINTHAN
(Expert) 09 March 2011
Special Marriage Act : Sec 4(c) the male has completed the age of twenty-one years and the female the age of eighteen years;
Hindu Marriage Act : Sec 5(iii) the bridegroom has completed the age of twenty-one years and the bride, the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage;
THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006
Sec 2(a) “child” means a person who, if a male, has not completed twenty-one years of age, and if a female, has not completed eighteen years of age;
THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ACT, 1969
Sec 4(c) the bridegroom has completed the age of twenty-one years and the bride the age of eighteen years at the time of the marriage
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 10 March 2011
Mr Aravi,then what is the meaning of:----
"But section 2 of the Indian Majority act says........
""2. Saving.- Nothing herein contained shall affect:--
(a) the capacity of any persons to act in the following matters (namely),-- marriage, dower, divorce and adoption;"
Guest
(Expert) 10 March 2011
Dear Anonymous,
Two distinct issues of "Age of majority" and Legal age for marriage" cannot be confused. No doubt a person attains the age of majority on completion of the age of 18 years as per the Indian Majority Act 1875, but LEGAL AGE for marriages purposes is fixed as 18 years for the girl and 21 years for the boy, as per the THE PROHIBITION OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 2006.
Hope your query is satisfied now.
Advocate Bhartesh goyal
(Expert) 10 March 2011
