The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on 31 August 1969. The Act was enacted due to the recommendations of the Third Law Commission with the object of streamlining the law relating to recognition of marriages solemnized outside India between Indian citizens, or an Indian citizen and a foreign citizen. Purpose The main purpose of the act was to recognise the marriage of citizens of India outside India. Judicial Review Supriyo v. Union of India The petition requested the Court to recognise the marriage between any two persons, regardless of gender identity and sexual orientation, and declare the notice and objection provisions as void, by enforcing the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution. In October 2020, Vaibhav Jain and Parag Vijay Mehta filed a petition in Delhi High Court. On 5th July 2021, they were joined by Joydeep Sengupta, Russell Blaine Stephens and Mario Leslie Dpenha. On 6th January 2023, their petitions were transferred to Supreme Court to be heard along with Supriyo v. Union of India (2023). Subsequently, they were joined by Utkarsh Saxena and Ananya Kotia on 15th December 2023 and Akkai Padmashali, Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli and Umesh P on 20th February 2023. In addition to requesting the recognition of same-sex marriage, these petitioners— Akkai Padmashali, Ananya Kotia, Umesh P, Utkarsh Saxena, and Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli— challenged the notice and objection provisions of Special Marriage Act of 1954 and Foreign Marriage Act of 1969 which hurt vulnerable minorities. Reference Marriage law in India Acts of the Parliament of India 1969