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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that the marriage of a man with two sisters…

Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum held that unlawful conjunction with a wife’s sister created an irregular marriage under Hanafi law rather than a void marriage. Consummation…

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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court held that the marriage of a man with two sisters shall not be void? It stated that this marriage shall merely be irregular in nature. It further discussed that the child of such marriage shall be entitled to inheritance from his father.

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Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum held that unlawful conjunction with a wife’s sister created an irregular marriage under Hanafi law rather than a void marriage. Consummation of an irregular marriage gives the children legitimate status and a right to inherit from their father.

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