Difference between two act pertaining to hindu marriage

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 10 October 2011 This query is : Resolved
The differencial aim and objective of d enactment of the hindu marriage act 1955 & the special hindu marriage act 1954.the basic purpose of this two.

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Sankaranarayanan (Expert) 10 October 2011
The main reason behind passing the Special Marriage Act, 1954 was to provide a special form of marriage for the people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrespective of the religion or faith followed by either party.
A marriage solemnized between Hindus before the commencement of this Act enacted 1955, which is otherwise valid, shall not be deemed to be invalid or even to have been invalid by reason only of the fact that the parties thereto belonged to the same gotra or pravara or belonged to different religions, castes or sub-divisions of the same caste.

Nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to affect any right recognised by custom or conferred by any special enactment to obtain the dissolution of a Hindu marriage, whether solemnized before or after the commencement of this Act.

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any proceeding under any law for the time being in force for declaring any marriage to be null and void or for annulling or dissolving any marriage or for judicial separation pending at the commencement of this Act, and any such proceeding may be continued and determined as if this Act had not been passed.

Nothing contained in this Act shall be deemed to affect the provisions contained in the Special marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954) with respect to marriages between Hinds solemnized under that Act, whether before or after the commencement of this Act.

M.Sheik Mohammed Ali (Expert) 10 October 2011
yes i do agree expert query reply

Ravikant Soni (Expert) 10 October 2011
It is not "special hindu marriage act" but Special marriage act. Special marriage act applied irrespective to any class, caste and religion. But Hindu marriage act applied to hindus only.