Q. What is the procedure for inter-caste marriage in India? = Usually, marriage laws are regulated by the personal laws of the religion that the parties to a marriage belong to, but when they differ in religion or wants to get the legal procedure done before the religious rituals, Special Marriage Act comes into the picture. If anyone wants to opt for court marriage instead of a marriage with rituals and ceremonies, certain procedures need to be followed. Court marriages have a nature of civil ceremonies for couple belonging to different religions and are governed by the Special Marriage Act,1954. In simple terms Court marriage takes place under 6 steps and these along with the documents required for a court marriage, the necessary conditions to have a valid court marriage is mentioned in the Special Marriage Act, 1954. _ The conditions for getting married under the Special Marriage Act 1954 is provided in Part II, Section 4 of the act. _ _ The conditions ...