Legal Question in Family Law in India

Regarding validity of marriage
Hi
im 24 years old girl, i got married in april 2003 when i just completed my 18 years in jan 2003 in a arya samaj mandir with a boy i was in love with. He only arranged for all witnesses, but we were not able to do court registration as all courts were closed because it was 14th april. a photographer clicked our pictures of ceremony and i remember myself signing a piece of paper writing that whatever is happening is with my full consent and i m being aware of all this. The boy and i continued to livein our own homes as we used to live earlier. Somehow over the period of time , i did not feel like to liv ewith this man due to many reasons and he has been harrasing me emotionally. i want to know weather this marriage is valid?is there any clause which says that it is important for a husband and wife to stay together after a marriage, is there any chances to make this marriage null and void
the boy also lied about his age, he came out to be 8 and half years older to me whereas he told that he is 6 years elder to me
pLEASE SUGGEST WHAT CAN BE DONE IN MY CASE
i dont have access to the marriage documents and dont know what to do?
please suggest as im in distress.

Asked on 6/15/09, 4:30 pm

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Re: Regarding validity of marriage

(1) It appears that your marriage was legal and valid in accordance with Hindu Law. You may contact the concerned Arya Samaj Mandir and obtain a copy of the "marriage certificate" issued by them.

(2) The issue about wrong age told by your boy-friend is not very important; However, you may need to seek divorce or "annulment of marriage" as per the Hindu Marriage Act.

(3) You may better persuade the boy for a mutual consent divorce.

(4) We may provide you further guidance after you write in details about the "emotional violence" or harrassment being caused by him.

Answered on 6/16/09, 12:25 am

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