Subject to its statutory conditions, section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 extends legitimacy to…
Section 16(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 legitimates a child of a void marriage who would have been legitimate if the marriage were valid, even if no decree of nullity…
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Subject to its statutory conditions, section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 extends legitimacy to children from which categories of marriage? Choose the complete answer.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer D
Section 16(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 legitimates a child of a void marriage who would have been legitimate if the marriage were valid, even if no decree of nullity is granted. Subsection (2) covers children begotten or conceived before a decree annulling a voidable marriage who would otherwise have been legitimate. Subsection (3) limits the property rights conferred by this section.
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, section 16(1)–(3).
Option feedback
Option A
Limiting the coverage to void marriages omits the voidable-marriage provision.
Option B
Limiting the coverage to annulled voidable marriages omits void marriages.
Option C
A broken marriage is not itself a statutory category triggering section 16.
Option D
Section 16 covers void marriages and children begotten or conceived before the nullity decree of a voidable marriage, on its terms.
Option E
Both statutory categories are supplied in the combined answer.
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