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The Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937 (Indian)
[Act No. XIX of 1937]
[
An
Act to recognise and remove doubts as to the validity of inter-marriage current
among Arya Samajists.
Whereas
it is expedient to recognise and place beyond doubt the validity of
inter-marriages of a class of Hindus known as Arya Samajists;
It
is hereby enacted as follows:---
2. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws
Order, 1956 for the words Part B State these part B states were Hyderabad
J&K Mysore Pepsu, Rajastha, Saurashtra and T.C.
2. Marriage between Arya
Samajists[1] not to be
invalid.---Not
standing with any provision of Hindu Law, usage or custom to the contrary no
marriage contracted whether before or after the commencement of this Act
between two persons being at the time of the marriage Arya Samajists shall be
invalid or shall be deemed ever to have been invalid by reason only of the fact
that the parties at any time belonged to different castes or different
sub-castes of Hindus or that either or both of the parties at any time he
marriage belonged to a religion other than Hinduism.
[1]
Hindu Marriage Act
1955 Now applies to Arya Samajists as well see section 2 (a).
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