Supreme Court: Appropriate rites and ceremonies mandatory for valid Hindu marriage
A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih held that the marriage of the petitioners was not valid as it was not solemnized in accordance with required customs and rituals. "Where a Hindu marriage is not performed in accordance with the applicable rites or ceremonies such as saptapadi (the rite where a couple walks around a fire seven times), the marriage will not be construed as a Hindu marriage," the judgement stated.
