law related to inter caste marriage in india
Special Marriage Act, 1954 In 1872 Act III, 1872 was enacted but later it was found inadequate for certain desired reforms, and Parliament enacted a new legislation. Henry Sumner Maine first introduced Act III of 1872, which would permit any dissenters to marry whomever they chose under a new civil marriage law. In the final wording, the law sought to legitimize marriages for those willing to renounce their profession of faith altogether ("I do not profess the Hindu, Christian, Jewish, etc. religion"). It can apply in inter-caste and inter-religion marriages.[2] Overall, the response from local governments and administrators was that they were unanimously opposed to Maineâ€™s Bill and believed the legislation encouraged marriages based on lust, which would inevitably lead to immorality.[3]