Multiple choice

If parties to a Hindu marriage are sapinda to each other, the marriage is

  1. void

  2. voidable

  3. valid

  4. None of these

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Explanation

Option (1) is correct: Any marriage solemnised after the commencement of this Act shall be null and void and may, on a petition presented by either party thereto, be so declared by a decree of nullity if it contravenes any one of the conditions specified in clause (v) of Section 5. Option (2) is incorrect: It is a void marriage under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Option (3) is incorrect: It is a void marriage under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.