Marriage on WhatsApp - Kya hoga?

family general intermediate hypothetical

Ok, imagine this - Rahul and Aisha got married over a WhatsApp video call during the lockdown. No witnesses were present, no certificate was taken, just the two of them exchanging vows. A week later, Aisha changed her mind and asks for a divorce, but Rahul claims their WhatsApp marriage is valid and he won't let her off that easily.

The question is, kya hai valid marriage under Indian law? Does the absence of a certificate and witnesses make it null and void? And what about the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955? Can Rahul claim that their WhatsApp marriage is a valid Hindu marriage under Section 7 of the Act? Or is it a case of Section 18 (void marriage) because no ceremonies were performed? The legal outcome would be super interesting in this case.

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Shreya ยท LLM Scholar

Marriage on WhatsApp? Yeh kya baat hai? (What's this?) Indian court mein ek case aaya tha, kuch logon ne WhatsApp par ek dusre se engagement kar liya tha. Aur phir, unhone apne relatives aur friends ko WhatsApp par marriage card bheja tha. Lekin, court ne unka marriage cancel kar diya. So, WhatsApp par marriage possible nahi hai. Apna serious hai, phir hi apply karo.