As per section 18 (i) of the
Foreign Marriage Act, 1969, the provisions of Chapter IV, V, VI and VII of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, are applicable to the foreign marriage solemnized under the Foreign
Marriage Act, 1969
Section 19 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (Chapter IV) states as under:
“The
marriage solemnized under this Act of any member of an undivided family who
professes the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion shall be deemed to effect
his severance from such family”
Thus by virtue of section 18 of Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 read with section 19 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, if
any member of an undivided family who belongs to Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jain
religions solemnize marriages under the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969, he or she
shall be deemed to effect his severance from such family.
However such severance will not take place when a person (who is Hindu,
Buddhist, Sikh or Jain by religion solemnize marriage with a person who is
also from the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jain religion. This is as per section 18 of Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 read with section 21A of the Special Marriage Act, 1954
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