Voidable Marriage Ground: Pregnancy Details
A marriage can be declared voidable under specific circumstances, meaning it is considered valid until a court declares it otherwise.
The question asks for the specific ground for voidable marriages where the respondent was pregnant by someone other than the petitioner at the time of the marriage.
This situation is explicitly covered under the provisions governing voidable marriages.
Section 12(1)(d) Explained
According to Section 12(1)(d) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, a marriage is voidable if:
- The noticeable symptoms of pregnancy existed at the time of marriage.
- The pregnancy was by some person other than the petitioner.
- The petitioner (husband) had no knowledge of this fact at the time of the marriage.
This specific condition, pregnancy by another person unknown to the petitioner at the time of marriage, makes the marriage voidable under this section.
Therefore, the ground for voidable marriages concerning pregnancy by someone other than the petitioner at the time of marriage is found in Section 12(1)(d).
Important Questions from Hindu Law
- Which of the following is not correct under Section 8 of Hindu Succession Act 1956? The property of a Hindu male dying intestate shall devolve
- Which sections of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 deal with matrimonial remedy of divorce?
(a) Section 13
(b) Section 13 (1-A)
(c) Section 17
(d) Section 13-B
Choose the correct option : - Read the following statement in the light of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956:
(a) Section 7 deals with capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption
(b) Section 13 deals with valid adoption not to be cancelled
(c) Section 12 deals with effect of adoption
(d) Section 15 deals with right of adoptive parents to dispose off their properties
Choose the correct option : Match List I and List II
List I
(Section of Hindu Marriage Act 1955)
List II
(Provision)
(a) Section 5 (i) (i) Ceremonies of Hindu Marriage (b) Section 7 (ii) Marriageable age (c) Section 8 (iii) Monogamy (d) Section 5 (iii) (iv) Registration of Marriage
Choose the correct option from those given below :- Arrange the provisions of Hindu Succession Act 1956 in chronological order (Section wise)
(a) Presumption in case of simultaneous death
(b) Failure of heirs
(c) Act not to apply to certain properties
(d) Full blood preferred to half blood
Choose the correct option :
