I think NO in this particular case. Means there is no global bhaichara between these two. Its only in this village because of both gotras residing together.
In the second part Kamal, I think you are giving clean chit to the couple even though knowingly they did this.
One thing is clear, one cant solve or leave these kind of issues just by saying few statements. These regulations have been made few decades/centuries ego ... Looking at present scenerio they are changing too like they have left nani's gotra and now dadi's. Also some of the bhaichara is also diluting.
But here there must be strong involvement of educated and govt. to arrange panchayats at larger level. These issues should be discussed in depth and some resolutions should be there. Legal aspects should also be taken care of and like Rakka said if required there must be some amendements according to our reeti-rivajs.
Itni asamtaen hote hue hum ek lathi se poore desh ki janta ko nahi hank sakte. Ek taraf to Gandhi ji ke panchayati raj ki achaiyon ki duhai dete hein aur iss terah ke mamlon mein uneh illetrate kahe ke peeche hat jate hein.
These kind of issues are ambushed only when they arouse and left with bitterness among several locals. If govt conducts panchayati elections then why not there is any contribution at panchayat level only to solve these .... pahele gaon ki, phir bahre ki, phir kae khap ki ... kuch to time delay solve karta issue aur kuch discussions.
What I feel for this issue is that the boy and girl should not be allowed in village. Rest they can give some monitory punishment to parents .... and this money should be used directly in some social work at village itself like education etc.
Also this issue doesnt rest here instead discussions must carry on to reach some conclusion to avoid in future.
Jitu, I am not giving anyone clean chit. Don't you think it is a genuine question what the panchayat was doing when the marriage was being planned? Or did the families do this without inviting or telling anyone else in the village? Main isliye yeh point bol raha hoon ki gaon main bahut characters aise bhi hote hain jinhain rolla karne main swad aata hai. Ki karr len do shaadi, hum uske baad dekh lenge. That kind of attitude is also not helpful. So it is important to know if Panchayat had let them known its opposition from the beginning or they were roused into action by some elements keen to cause ruckus. I don't know the answer.
Another issue I see with this sort of bhaichara is its effects when people change villages or when villages become towns. Abhi sab teen gotra chhodte hain- apna, maan aur daadi ka. Kuchh log specific bhaichara maante hain. Dalal, deswal, maan aur sehwag bhaichara maante hain, jabki hamaare gaon mein yeh gotra nahin hai. Par agar kal ko hamaare gaon mein 4 naye gotra aa jaayenge, to fir woh bhi maanne lagenge? Aur jin logon ki shaadi pehle hi un gotron mein ho rakhi hain, unka kya hoga? Aise gaon hain, jahaan log idhar udhar se zameen khareed ke base hain- jaise ki kalanaur. Isi tarah to shahar ke ek mohalle mein 10 gotra mil jaayenge, to sabka bhaichara ho jaayega? Bhaichara makes sense when it comes from a common ancestry, and not because of people settling at new places. Just to be clear, mujhe nahin pata ki kadian aur gahlawats ke bhaichare ka kya kaaran hai. Shayad bahut time se yeh maante hon. I am making a general point.