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{{Short description|Indian Marriage Law}}
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| long_title = An Act to make provision relating to marriages of citizens of India outside India.
| citation = [https://ncwapps.nic.in/acts/TheForeignMarriageAct1969.pdf Act No. 33 of 1969]
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| date_enacted = 31 August 1969
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| date_commenced = 31 August 1969
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The '''Foreign Marriage Act, 1969''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] enacted on 31 August 1969.<ref>{{Cite act|type=Foreign Marriage Act|date=31 August 1969|legislature=[[Parliament of India]]|url=https://ncwapps.nic.in/acts/TheForeignMarriageAct1969.pdf}}</ref> It was enacted due to the recommendations of the [[Law Commission of India#Third Law Commission|Third]] [[Law Commission of India|Law Commission]] with the object of streamlining the law relating to recognition of marriages solemnized outside India between Indian citizens, or an Indian citizen and a foreign citizen.<ref name=":12">{{Cite report |url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ca0daec69b5adc880fb464895726dbdf/uploads/2022/08/2022080511-1.pdf |title=Law of Foreign Marriages |last=[[Law Commission of India#Third Law Commission|Third Law Commission]] |date=August 1962 |publisher=[[Law Commission of India]] |issue=23 |access-date=28 February 2023}}</ref>

== Purpose ==
The main purpose of the act was to recognise the marriage of citizens of India outside India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/660591/ |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=indiankanoon.org}}</ref>

== Judicial Review ==

=== Supriyo v. Union of India ===
{{Main|Supriyo v. Union of India}}The petition requested the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] to recognise the [[marriage]] between any two persons, regardless of [[gender identity]] and [[sexual orientation]], and declare the notice and objection provisions as void, by enforcing the [[Fundamental rights in India|fundamental rights]] guaranteed under Articles [[Article 14 of the Constitution of India|14]], [[Article 15 of the Constitution of India|15]], [[Freedom of expression in India|19]] and [[Fundamental rights in India#Right To Freedom|21]] of the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]].<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Deshwal |first=Puneet |date=2023-02-20 |title=Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Recognition Of Transgender Persons Under Special Marriage Act 1954 |url=https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/supreme-court/notice-issued-in-plea-seeking-recognition-of-transgenders-under-special-marriage-act-1954-1463438 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=www.verdictum.in |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":18">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-06 |title=Same-Sex Couples Already Vulnerable, Public Notice Of Intended Wedding Under Special Marriage Act A Deterrent: Plea In Supreme Court, Notice Issued |url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-same-sex-couple-marriage-notice-and-objections-special-marriage-act-foreign-marriage-act-218256 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2020, Vaibhav Jain and Parag Vijay Mehta filed a petition in [[Delhi High Court]] and they were joined by other petitioners over the course of time.<ref name=":62">{{Citation |title=Vaibhav Jai {{Abbr|&|and}} Parag Vijay Mehta versus Union Of India {{abbr|thr.|through}} Its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice. |url=http://orinam.net/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/vaibhav-and-parag-jain.pdf |publication-date=October 8, 2020 |type=Writ Petition (Civil) |publication-place=[[Delhi High Court|High Court of Delhi]] |access-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325172327/http://orinam.net/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/vaibhav-and-parag-jain.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Citation |last1=Nundy |first1=Karuna |title=Joydeep Sengupta, Russell Blaine Stephens {{Abbr|&|and}} Mario Leslie Dpenha versus Union Of India {{abbr|thr.|through}} Its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice. |url=http://orinam.net/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Joydeep_Sengupta_v__Union_of_India.pdf |publication-date=July 5, 2021 |type=Writ Petition (Civil) |publication-place=[[Delhi High Court|High Court of Delhi]] |last2=Goel |first2=Ruchira |last3=Mukherjee |first3=Utsav |last4=Nagpal |first4=Ragini |last5=Chitravanshi |first5=Abhay |access-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313193050/http://orinam.net/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Joydeep_Sengupta_v__Union_of_India.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 6 January 2023, their petitions were transferred to [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] to be heard along with ''[[Supriyo v. Union of India|Supriyo v. Union of India (2023)]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |date=2023-01-06 |title=Supreme Court transfers to itself all petitions on same-sex marriage |language=en |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-transfers-to-itself-all-pleas-pending-before-different-high-courts-on-recognition-of-same-sex-marriages/article66345499.ece |access-date=2023-02-13 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite court|litigants=Supriyo {{Abbr|a.k.a.|also known as}} Supriya Chakraborty {{Abbr|&|and}} Abhay Dang versus Union Of India {{abbr|thr.|through}} Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice|court=[[Supreme Court of India]]|opinion={{Abbr|W.P.(C) No.|Writ Petition (Civil) Number}} 1011/2022|date=6 January 2023|url=https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2022/36593/36593_2022_1_44_40745_Order_06-Jan-2023.pdf}}</ref>'' Additionally, most of the petitioners challenged the notice and objection provisions of the [[Special Marriage Act, 1954|Special Marriage Act of 1954]] and the Foreign Marriage Act which hurt vulnerable minorities.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":18" /><ref name=":153">{{Citation |last1=Bhatia |first1=Gautam |title=Utkarsh Saxena {{Abbr|&|and}} Ananya Kotia versus Union Of India {{abbr|thr.|through}} Its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice. |url=https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/wp-452555.pdf |publication-date=December 15, 2022 |type=Writ Petition (Civil) |publication-place=[[Supreme Court of India]] |last2=Saxena |first2=Utkarsh |last3=Sekhri |first3=Abhinav |last4=Jain |first4=Hrishika}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Marriage law in India]]
[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 1969]]
[[Category:1969 in Indian law]]

Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 - Revision history

TaylaA461435: adding basic article initial version