Marriage is also known as matrimony or wedlock is a legally recognized union of two people in a socially and recognized process that establishes rights and obligations between those persons. There are different understandings of marriage in different religions in India.

Hindu Marriage solemnized as per the conditions laid down in Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is the valid and legal marriage. Void marriage is explained in Section 11 of Act. The marriages covered by Sec.11 are void from the very inception and have to be ignored as not existing in law at all if and when such a question arises.

Section 24 has been omitted by the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005. The omitted section had the effect of disqualifying any heir related to the intestate such as the widow of the predeceased son, the widow of a predeceased sons of a predeceased son or the widow of a brother from inheriting the property of the intestate by succession if such specified widow had remarried on the date that the succession opened.

With the omission of the above Section, the disability in inheriting the property of the intestate by succession, by specified widow has been removed and such specified widow can now succeed to the property of the intestate, even if she has remarried on the date that the succession opens.