Marriage under Special Act valid even if not living 30 days in district where registered.

Marriage under Special Act valid even if not living 30 days in district where registered.

The Bombay High Court recently declared that a marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 cannot be treated as illegal, void and unenforceable merely because one of the spouses failed to fulfil the requirement under Section 5 of the Special Marriage Act, under which, one of the spouse is required to stay within the district in which the marriage is registered for a period of 30 days.

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