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For the statutory repudiation grounds in section 13(2)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and section…

Section 13(2)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act expressly applies whether or not the marriage was consummated. Section 2(vii) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act requires…

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For the statutory repudiation grounds in section 13(2)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and section 2(vii) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, which provision requires that the marriage has not been consummated?

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Section 13(2)(iv) of the Hindu Marriage Act expressly applies whether or not the marriage was consummated. Section 2(vii) of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act requires that the marriage has not been consummated.

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Option A

Section 13(2)(iv) applies whether or not the marriage was consummated.

Option B

The proviso to section 2(vii) expressly requires non-consummation.

Option C

The two grounds differ because section 13(2)(iv) has no such requirement.

Option D

Section 2(vii) expressly imposes the non-consummation requirement.

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