Act Number: 43

Act Name: The Special Marriage Act, 1954

Year: 1954

Enactment Date: 1954-10-09

Long Title: An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 20: Rights and disabilities not affected by Act.
    Subject to the provisions of section 19, any person whose marriage is solemnized under this Act shall have the same rights and shall be subject to the same disabilities in regard to the right of succession to any property as a person to whom the Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850 (21 of 1850), applies.
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