What is the effect of a decree of judicial separation under section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
Section 10(2) relieves the petitioner of the duty to cohabit. The marriage continues unless it is dissolved separately.
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What is the effect of a decree of judicial separation under section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
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Section 10(2) relieves the petitioner of the duty to cohabit. The marriage continues unless it is dissolved separately.
Option feedback
Option A
Judicial separation leaves the legal marriage in place. Divorce is a separate remedy.
Option B
Section 10(2) removes the petitioner's obligation to cohabit with the respondent while the marriage remains in force.
Option C
Nullity rests on the grounds specified in section 11. A decree of judicial separation leaves the marriage subsisting.
Option D
Annulment of a voidable marriage rests on section 12. Judicial separation does not create a ground of voidability.
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