Dr. Sukhda Pritam, Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Legal Services Authority, Ambala, Haryana
INTRODUCTION
There have been cases in the present and the past where women have been facing serious troubles mainly in Northern India after getting married to Non-Resident Indians (NRI). The groom would either dump the bride here in India after marriage or take her along for other reasons. The issue becomes all the more prominent when a dispute arises and no one knows which jurisdiction to approach and proving validity of the marriage becomes a daunting task. Hindu Marriage Act and its connotations in different scenarios have unique applicability but at the same time it is to be understood that the core remains the same. This article discusses about the scenario where parties are Hindus of Indian origin and place of residence may vary from time to time. The word “Hindu” in this article refers to all individuals who come under purview of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 section 2(1).
