Legal Question in Family Law in India
i secretly married my maternal first cousin(my maasis daughter) 2years back. i am a north indian(garhwali-rajput). we dont belong to the same gotra. we married & got all the formalities done at the arya samaj mandir in mumbai. i wanted to know if according to the hindu marriage act,1955 my marriage to my first cousin is not legal & void? if it is not than than whats the solution to the problem? would appreciate a solution for the same as we are planning to tell our families regarding our marriage. i raised this question few days back to which i got confusing answers like some said the marriage is void & others said its not as we dont come from the same gotra.
4 Answers from Attorneys
dear client as per Hindu marriage act yr relation with first cousin come under prohibited degree. so yr marriage is void. for any legal help call me on 9422611385
ADV PRASAD PATIL
Only Sa-Gotra marriages are void as per Hindu law. You do not fall within the prohibited degrees, degrees are calculated from paternal side and not maternal side. Masi - is maternal side.
One of the Attorney Generals' daughter also got married to he masis son. I would not name the person.
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