Abstract
“Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth”, India is a secular state where religious diversities play a major role but when it comes to marriages it is governed under specific personal laws. As the quote state that marriages are made in heaven a supreme authority i.e. God makes the marriages in heaven, society don’t have any right to stop any person to marry with their choice. Inter-religion marriage traditionally called “mixed marriage”is a marriage between personsof different religion, who are free to profess and propose their partner’s religion; these marriages are governed under the special law. Likewise rivers, ponds, lakes and streams, they have different names but all contains water, similarly religion have different names but they all contains truth and faith. Inter-religion marriage are so very colorful and sparkling because there is a blend of religion, tradition, customs and rituals with deeper hope and faith in different families but still these marriages are unacceptable by the society. When God creates men and women, he has not assigned any religion and caste on them, So how we can the human being divide god created world into religion caste and communities,This research paper gives a voice to those couples who have different religious tendencies and want to get married, they can marry under the special law. The Special Marriage Act of 1954 governs inter-religious and inter-caste marriages. The act allows the people of different castes or religion to marry, without changing their religion. The Constitution guarantees an individual’s independence and the right to marry whomever they choose. In 2020 ruling government in Uttar Pradesh passed laws that prohibited forced conversion. Due to this Anti-Conversion lawbecome more and more challenging for an Inter-religion couple to get married. The researcher enlightened the provision under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Ordinance Bill, 2020. The researcherwill also examine, the Indian laws governing alternative dispute resolution as well as their related aspects.
Keywords: Inter-religionMarriage, Special Marriage Act, 1954, Anti-Conversion law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, India