The Gujarat High Court has ruled that registration alone cannot validate a Hindu marriage if customary rites and ceremonies such as ‘saptapadi’ are not performed, saying marriage is not merely an ...

Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court has ruled that registration alone cannot validate a Hindu marriage if customary rites and ceremonies such as 'saptapadi' are not performed, saying marriage is not ...

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that registration alone cannot validate a Hindu marriage if customary rites and ceremonies, like 'saptapadi', are not performed. The HC referred to section 7 of the ...

The customary ceremonies, despite their geographical and cultural variations, are believed to purify and transform the spiritual being of an individual, the HC said.