What is the immediate legal effect of a decree of judicial separation under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
Section 10(2) makes cohabitation no longer obligatory for the petitioner after a decree of judicial separation. The marriage continues. A party may later petition for…
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What is the immediate legal effect of a decree of judicial separation under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
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Section 10(2) makes cohabitation no longer obligatory for the petitioner after a decree of judicial separation.
The marriage continues. A party may later petition for divorce if there has been no resumption of cohabitation for the period prescribed by section 13(1A)(i).
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Option A
A judicial separation decree relieves the petitioner of the duty to cohabit but does not end the marriage.
Option B
The marriage continues, but cohabitation is no longer obligatory for the petitioner.
Option C
The decree does not dissolve the marriage, and it does remove the duty to cohabit.
Option D
This states both legal effects under section 10(2).
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