Private space: The Hindu Editorial on Allahabad High Court ruling that public notices under Special Marriage Act are optional
Making public notices optional under Special Marriage Act is a relief for inter-faith couples The Allahabad High Court ruling that people marrying under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, can choose not to publicise their union with a notice 30 days in advance may not exactly be a judicial pushback against problematic anti-conversion laws enacted by several BJP-ruled States. But it serves to get a major irritant out of the way of couples wanting to marry against the wishes of their parents or their immediate community. Many intercaste and inter-faith marriages have faced violent opposition from...
Source: thehindu.com