• Need explanation on prohibited relationship

Hello ,
 I got this relationship under prohibited relationships as per Special marriage act 1954.
"Father's brother's daughter". I need explanation on this. Whether father's brother should be own brother or could be cousin brother also? Please help me.
Asked 11 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu

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it would be both . both would fall within prohibited degree of relation ship

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Father's brother's daughter will be your sister. Whether it is Father's own brother's daughter or father's cousin brother's daughter, the relationship is sister only and comes well within prohibited degree of relationship.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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Both the relationships fall under prohibited degree of relationship.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
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