New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Absence of 'Saptapadi'-the seven-step ritual around the sacred fire-does not invalidate a marriage performed in accordance with Hindu customs nor exclude it from the ambit of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), the Delhi high court has observed. The court upheld a family court's order that dismissed a man's plea questioning the maintainability of a divorce petition filed by his wife on grounds that 'Saptapadi' was not performed during their marriage. A bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar delivered the verdict on Tuesday. P9...