A single-judge bench of Allahabad High Court while hearing a Habeas Corpus Petition filed by Bhola Singh and another dismissed the petition and observed that mere certificates issued by Arya Samaj Society do not prove the validity of marriage.
Supreme Court bench heard the plea filed by Madhya Bharat Arya Pratinidhi Sabha and stayed on Madhya Pradesh High Court wherein the court directed the Arya Samaj to solemnise the marriages in accordance with the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954.