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* A woman’s caste does not change after marriage. Caste is determined by birth. By default , the father’s caste is the child's caste. Marriage does not alter the caste of someone. So, OBC lady cannot become a SC just because she married a SC male. However, the children of them will belong to SC as the father is a SC. However, there are certain exception in case child of such wedlock ( father UR but mother Reserved) who is raised in reserved community and separated or absence of father presence, he may be treated reserved as per mother caste. There are many exceptions : 1. When orphan child is adopted by mother of reserve caste. 2. When generation of Indian father of reserve caste live outside of India ( with no caste system) and when grand children return to India which caste they will be.

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 for inter