Special Marriage Act, 1954
51. Repeals and
savings
(1) The Special
Marriage Act, 1872, and any law corresponding to the Special Marriage Act,
1872, in force in any Part B State immediately before the commencement of this
Act are hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding
such repeal,-
(a) all marriage duly solemnized under the
Special Marriage Act, 1872, or any such corresponding law shall be deemed to
have been solemnized under this Act ;
(b) all suits and proceedings in causes and
matter matrimonial which, when this Act comes into operation, are pending in
any court, shall be dealt with and decided by such court, so far as may be, as
if they had been originally instituted therein under this Act,
(3) The provisions of
sub-section (2) shall be without prejudice to the provisions contained in
section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, which shall also apply to the
repeal of the corresponding law had been an enactment.