A girl was given in marriage by her father at age fourteen and repudiated it at sixteen. Which…
The Hindu marriage provision permits the wife's petition on this ground whether or not the marriage was consummated. The Muslim marriages provision requires the marriage to…
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A girl was given in marriage by her father at age fourteen and repudiated it at sixteen. Which comparison correctly states the effect of consummation under section 13(2)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and section 2(vii) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
The Hindu marriage provision permits the wife's petition on this ground whether or not the marriage was consummated. The Muslim marriages provision requires the marriage to have remained unconsummated.
Option feedback
Option A
The proviso to section 2(vii) requires non-consummation. Section 13(2)(iv) expressly covers either situation.
Option B
The Hindu provision allows this ground whether or not the marriage was consummated.
Option C
The Hindu provision has no non-consummation requirement.
Option D
The Muslim marriages provision expressly requires non-consummation.
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