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k sai sheresh   23 August 2016

Regarding marriage with my cousin

Sir, i am hindu and i want to marry my fathers cousin brother daughter who is my far away cousin sister, i mean she is my paternal uncle daughter. we are seriously in love with eachother since past many years. so thats the reason im approaching you.


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gautam arora (Asst. Law (PSU))     23 August 2016

Since you are a Hindu, Hindu Marriage Act 1955 will apply to you. Since by your query the relationship between you and the girl you want to marry is not certain, I will suggest you to please read the following provisions of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and see if you fall into any of these relationships. If yes, they are prohibited unless allowed by any local customs.

(f)(i)"Sapinda relationship" with reference to any person extends as far as the third generation(inclusive) in the line of ascent through the mother, and the fifth (inclusive) in the line of ascent through the father, the line being traced upwards in each case from the person concerned, who is to be counted as the first generation; (ii) two persons are said to be "sapinda" of each other if one is a lineal ascendant of the other within 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; (g)"degrees of prohibited relationship " - two persons are said to be within the "degrees of prohibited relationship"- (I) if one is a lineal ascendant of the other; or (ii) if one was the wife or husband of a lineal ascendant or descendant of the other; or (iii)if one was the wife of the brother or of the father's or mother's brother or of the grandfather's or grandmother's brother or the other; or (iv)if the two are brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, or children of brother and sister or of two brothers or of two sisters. Explanation.- for the purposes of clauses (f) and (g) relationship includes- (I) relationship by half or uterine blood as well as by full blood; (ii) illegitimate blood relationship as well as legitimate; (iii) relationship by adoption as well as by blood; and all terms of relationship in those clauses shall be construed accordingly. 

Kumar Doab (FIN)     23 August 2016

Until or unless there is a (proved) custom marriage amongst Spinda/Prohibited relations is void.

saravanan s (legal advisor)     23 August 2016

no its not possible to marry her and if you do thats not considered to be a valid marriage


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