Hindu Marriage Law
Covers the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and related matrimonial law concepts including bigamy, legitimacy, judicial separation, cruelty, desertion, nullity of marriage, restitution of conjugal rights, and relevant Supreme Court case law.
Questions
A bigamous marriage contracted before the commencement of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- ipso facto becomes void
- becomes voidable
- remains valid
- None of these
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- does not prescribe the ceremonies requisite for solemnisation of marriage, but leaves it to the parties to choose a form of ceremonial marriage which is in accordance with any custom or usage applicable to either party
- does not prescribe the ceremonies requisite nor leaves it to the parties to choose
- does prescribe the ceremonies and does not leave it to the parties to choose
- does prescribe the ceremonies and at the same time, leaves it to the parties to choose
The word legitimacy has been derived from the Latin term “legitimare” which means
- to do legal
- to make lawful
- to think valid
- None of these
In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court hold that paramount duty of the Court in matrimonial matters should be to restore peace in the family?
- Bheemraya v. Suneetha
- Govind Dayal v. Inayatullah
- Durga Prasanna Tripathy v. Arundhaty Tripathy
- Ramesh Chand Daga v. Rameshwari Bai
Under the Hindu Marriage Act, ‘condonation’ applies to the matrimonial offence of
- adultery
- cruelty
- desertion
- Both (1) and (2)
Who is/are Hindu(s) among the following?
- A legitimate child of Sikh male and Jain female
- An illegitimate child of Sikh male and Jain female
- An illegitimate child of Hindu male and Parsi female who is brought up as a Hindu
- All of the above
Forced intercourse by a man with his wife while a decree of judicial separation is in effect
- is punishable under the Hindu Marriage Act
- is punishable under the Indian Penal Code
- is not an offence in India
- None of these
What is the effect of judicial separation on marital relations under the Hindu marriage Act?
- Marital relations come to an end.
- Marital relations are suspended.
- Marriage becomes void.
- Marriage becomes voidable.
Lachman Utamchand Kriplani v. Meena is the leading decision of the Supreme Court on the ground of
- cruelty
- desertion
- insanity
- adultery
Which of the following theories is/are the outcome of a fundamental shift in the policy discernible from the judicial recognition of the view that the purpose of divorce law was not to punish the guilty, but to protect the innocent spouse?
- Fault theory
- Consent theory
- Breakdown theory
- Both (2) and (3)
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
- Cruelty – Yamunabai v. Anant Rao (1988)
- Desertion – Sobha Rani v. Madhukar Reddy (1988)
- Judicial separation – Dastane v. Dastane (1975)
- Divorce on ground of conversion – Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India (1995)
For desertion to qualify as a ground for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, intention to desert is
- a necessary condition
- a sufficient condition
- neither necessary nor sufficient condition
- None of these
‘Supprressio yeti’ by a woman under the HMA, 1955 who was pregnant at the time of marriage is a ground for annulling the marriage as
- voidable
- void
- Both (1) and (2)
- Neither (1) nor (2)
Remedy of restitution of conjugal rights is available to
- husband
- wife
- wife and husband
- only husband and not wife
Provisions of Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 correspond to
- Section 36 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954
- Section 36 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869
- Both (1) and (2)
- None of these