I have a question regarding the Marriage Laws in India, specifically the prohibited relationships area.
Under the Hindu Marriage Act (which also governs people of the Sikh and Jain faith), two people may NOT marry:
"if the two are brother and sister; uncle and niece; aunt and nephew or children of brother and sister of two brothers or two sisters.
It must have been noticed in some communities the marriage with the wife of the brother and mother's brother and the first cousins are solemnized, those marriages, in the absence of a custom in the community are not valid marriages."
(I'm going to put my questions in red so its easier to reply.)
Being Sikh, can you marry your mother's mama's son?
-Does the Hindu Marriage Act prohibit such a marriage?
And what if we go ahead and have a religious marriage ceremony with both our families present anyway? What would be the consequences, etc. now and later on in the future?
-Would we even be able to register the marriage and would it be even be considered valid when we list each other on legal papers (i.e. immigration, etc.)?
-Wouldn't a simple dont-ask-dont-tell approach work?
He's my mom's cousin brother from her mother's side; so he's not my real "mama" = would the "uncle and niece" prohibition even apply to us?
P.S. We're in Bombay, if that makes a difference.
Quote ref: https://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi+govt/community/marriage+certificate+and+registration
and https://www.surfindia.com/matrimonials/hindu-marriage-acts.html
