Consider the following statements with respect to Self Respect Marriages In Self Respect Marriages a...........

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Consider the following statements with respect to Self-Respect Marriages

In Self-Respect Marriages, a couple can declare themselves married without the presence of a priest.
The self-respect marriages was recognized by the Hindu Marriage (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1967.
These marriages are exempted from registration as per the law.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

Only statements 1&2 are correct.

Recently Supreme Court notified that ‘Self-respect’ marriages in Tamil Nadu don’t need public solemnisation.

A self-marriage practise was recognized by the Hindu Marriage (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1967.
It allows a couple to solemnize their marriage through a joint declaration to live as husband and wife in the presence of relatives, friends or other persons.
Section 7-A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 deals with the special provision on “self-respect and secular marriages”.
It legally recognises “any marriage between any two Hindus”, which can be referred to as “suyamariyathai” or “seerthiruththa marriage” or by any other name.
Self-respect marriages allows a couple to tie a knot in the absence of a priest, through a written or an oral declaration. Registration remains obligatory.
In this type of marriage, a Hindu couple is not needed to follow any religious practices and can be declared married to each other in the presence of relatives, friends or other persons.
It is extended only to the state of Tamil Nadu.