Family and Marriage Law

Naveen Kohli v. Neelu Kohli (2006) is a landmark Supreme Court case that recognized irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a valid ground for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Court held that when a marriage has completely broken down beyond repair, continuing it would amount to cruelty. Adultery, mutual consent divorce, and conversion are separate grounds under different sections.

Forced intercourse by a husband with his wife during a decree of judicial separation constitutes rape under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. During judicial separation, spouses are legally living apart, and the marital rape exception (Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC) does not apply. The Hindu Marriage Act itself does not penalize rape; it is the IPC that criminalizes it. It is incorrect to say this is not an offense in India.

Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a male Hindu must be of sound mind and has attained majority to have capacity to adopt. Consent of wife is required if she is a Hindu and not of unsound mind. However, being married is NOT a mandatory requirement - an unmarried male can also adopt, provided he meets the other conditions. This question tests knowledge that marriage is not a prerequisite for adoption.

Under Section 18(2)(d) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, a Hindu wife is not entitled to maintenance if she is unchaste. This reflects the traditional ground of 'chastity' condition attached to spousal maintenance. A husband ceasing to be Hindu or wife suffering from venereal disease are not grounds for disentitling a wife from maintenance under this Act. The correct answer is specifically about unchastity.

Under Section 11(iii) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, if a male Hindu wishes to adopt a female child, the age difference between the adoptive father and the child must be at least 21 years. This requirement is intended to prevent potential misuse and ensure proper parental relationship dynamics. Options of 15 or 24 years are incorrect as the law specifically mandates 21 years for adoption of girls by male adoptive parents.

A Father looks after Family; similarly, a Chief Minister looks after State.

A misogynamist is someone who hates or opposes marriage. The quote 'Marriage is an institution - and who wants to live in an institution' is a humorous expression criticizing marriage, indicating an aversion to the institution of marriage itself.

This is the correct option. There was no such rule that on marriage, husband should adopt his wife's 'gotra' after giving up his own 'gotra'.

After marriage, a person typically takes a married name, not a marriage name. The phrase 'marriage name' is incorrect usage - the correct term is 'married name' which refers to the surname adopted after getting married.

Dowry was historically most prevalent in conventional (arranged) marriages. The Dowry Prohibition Act (1961) banned this practice across all marriage types, making it illegal even in traditional arranged marriages.

This is the correct option. The pattern followed here is that the letters of the word are written in a reverse order to obtain the code. So, MARRIAGE is written as EGAIRRAM and SUPER is written as REPUS.

The correct answer is 'defied', which means to openly resist, disobey, or refuse to obey someone. She openly disobeyed her parents' wishes and got married. 'Deducted' means to subtract, 'decried' means to publicly criticize, 'deferred' means to postpone, and 'deflected' means to turn aside.

Section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 legitimizes children born from void or voidable marriages, provided certain conditions are met. This provision ensures that children do not suffer for the marital status defects of their parents. The legitimacy status affects inheritance and other rights. Other sections like 15 deal with divorce procedures, and 26 deals with custody, not legitimacy.

Section 14 Hindu Marriage Act imposes a one-year cooling-off period from marriage before presenting a petition for divorce. This gives parties time to reconcile and prevents h marital breakdown.