Section 21A of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 applies where marriage is solemnized under the Act…

Section 21A applies when both spouses profess a religion from its Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jaina group. It disapplies sections 19 and 21 and the disability-creating part of section 20. If a spouse is outside that group, this special exception is unavailable; the individual requirements of sections 19 to 21 must still be examined.