Prohibition on Sapinda Marriage
- The Delhi High Court in the case of Neetu Grover v. Union of India & Ors, 2024 has rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5(v) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA), which prohibits marriage between two Hindus if they are “Sapindas” of each other.
- A sapinda marriage involves individuals who share a specific degree of familial closeness.
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- Sapinda marriages are defined under Section 3 of the HMA, as two persons are said to be “sapindas” of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other in the limits of sapinda relationship, or if they have a common lineal ascendant who is within the limits of sapinda relationship with reference to each of them.
