Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, can a suit lie in the Civil Court for obtaining the decree for…

Although a petition for annulment under the Hindu Marriage Act is personal to the spouses and abates on death, a person affected by a void marriage may still bring an ordinary civil suit for a declaration that the marriage is a nullity under CPC section 9 read with Specific Relief Act section 34, so such a suit can lie even after both spouses have died.