In a proceeding, on a petition for dissolution of marriage, under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the court cannot pass instead a decree for judicial separation, if the ground for seeking divorce is that the other party, after the solemnization of the marriage:
A. Had voluntary sexual intercourse with any person other than his/her spouse
B. Has ceased to be Hindu by conversion to another religion
C. Has been suffering from incurable leprosy
D. Has been incurably of unsound mind
Answer: Option B
The children born out of a void Hindu Marriage are in the eye of law
A. Illegitimate
B. Legitimate
C. Illegitimate, having no rights in ancestral property
D. Legitimate but having right of inheritance limited to their parent's property only
A. Entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
B. Not entitled to claim maintenance as dependant
C. Entitled to claim maintenance with the consent of other heirs
D. Entitled to claim maintenance through the judicial process
A. Remains valid
B. Becomes void
C. Becomes voidable
D. None of these
A petition Under Section 12 of Hindu Marriage Act can be filed if:
A. The marriage is solemnized before the commencement of Act
B. The marriage is solemnized before or after the commencement of Act
C. The marriage is solemnized after the commencement of Act
D. The marriage is solemnized after 1956
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