Which provision of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 gives a wife a ground for divorce if her marriage took…
Section 13(2)(iv) provides this ground when the marriage was solemnised before the wife turned 15 and she repudiated it after attaining 15 but before attaining 18.…
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Which provision of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 gives a wife a ground for divorce if her marriage took place before she turned 15 and she repudiated it after turning 15 but before turning 18?
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Correct answer D
Section 13(2)(iv) provides this ground when the marriage was solemnised before the wife turned 15 and she repudiated it after attaining 15 but before attaining 18. Consummation does not affect this ground.
Option feedback
Option A
Section 13(2)(i) addresses specified pre-Act marriages in which another wife was alive, subject to its proviso.
Option B
Section 13(2)(ii) addresses specified sexual offences committed by the husband after solemnisation.
Option C
Section 13(2)(iii) addresses specified maintenance orders followed by at least one year without resumed cohabitation.
Option D
Section 13(2)(iv) gives the ground based on the wife’s age at marriage and timely repudiation, whether or not the marriage was consummated.
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