Is it not High Time for us to debate on Hindu Marriage Act 1955?

[mandeep333]

After independence, the base of our present Constitution presented in Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 which after due diligence came into effect on 26 January 1950. Later Hindu Marriage Act was brought to parliament in 1955 as part of the Hindu Code Bill. The principal aim of the enactment was to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus. But in India, there are religion-specific civil codes that separately govern adherents of different religions. We have to bear in mind that Goa is an exception to that rule, in that a single secular code or law governs all Goans, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or linguistic affiliation. (Why?)
With the change in scenario due to change in life-style and passage of time, there are many intellectuals in our society who want the Hindu Marriage Law 1955 should be changed according to the Jat Society's gotra system and village kinship, fraternity and brotherhood traditions. The demand is fully justified. How can you imagine a Jat marrying in his own gotra? Or marry within his own village? Yes, there are a few villages wherein the residents may marry within the periphery of same village. But they are in negligible number. They cannot be set as example. The scholars need to research who were the political and social leaders propagated the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 [which became base of Hindu Marriage Law (Amendment) Bill 2013.]
So let's discuss pros & cons.

 

[mandeep333]

Hindus consider marriage a sacrosanct institution. There might be some flaws in the traditional Hindu marriage system yet it worked for thousands of years and general peace used to prevail in most of families. Some vices cropped up with invasion of foreigners- sati system, child marriage for example. But the Jat Samaj remained aloof and free from such inhuman vices. So, broadly speaking Jats are Hindus but at the same time they have remained progressive. However, in recent times, under influence of TV and films, Jats have failed to maintain their glorious social virtues which are never highlighted by Indian Media e.g. -against child marriage, never favored Sati System, supported widow marriage etc. Bishnois are a nano society of Hindus. Yet their love for Trees and Deer has been widely highlighted even in foreign media. Should we not think where lies fault?

 

[drrajpalsingh]

After independence, the base of our present Constitution presented in Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 which after due diligence came into effect on 26 January 1950. Later Hindu Marriage Act was brought to parliament in 1955 as part of the Hindu Code Bill. The principal aim of the enactment was to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus. But in India, there are religion-specific civil codes that separately govern adherents of different religions. We have to bear in mind that Goa is an exception to that rule, in that a single secular code or law governs all Goans, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or linguistic affiliation. (Why?)
With the change in scenario due to change in life-style and passage of time, there are many intellectuals in our society who want the Hindu Marriage Law 1955 should be changed according to the Jat Society's gotra system and village kinship, fraternity and brotherhood traditions. The demand is fully justified. How can you imagine a Jat marrying in his own gotra? Or marry within his own village? Yes, there are a few villages wherein the residents may marry within the periphery of same village. But they are in negligible number. They cannot be set as example. The scholars need to research who were the political and social leaders propagated the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 [which became base of Hindu Marriage Law (Amendment) Bill 2013.]
So let's discuss pros & cons.

Perhaps due to already promulgated rules of the old times were allowed to remain effective on this issue there which might have the provision toward which you are drawing attention. [Goa got freedom in 1962]