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  • Adoption and Maintenance18
  • Classical Hindu Law17
  • Code of Criminal Procedure - Section 125 - Maintenance1
  • Constitutional Family Law14
  • Domestic Violence9
  • Dowry Law5
  • Family Courts5
  • Guardianship and Custody9
  • Hindu Adoption - Shabnam Hashmi case1
  • Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 - Essentials of Valid Adoption1
  • Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 - Section 11 - Conditions for Valid Adoption1
  • Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 - Section 18 - Maintenance of Wife1
  • Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 - Section 7 - Capacity to Adopt1
  • Hindu Joint Family - Karta's Powers1
  • Hindu Joint Family - Mitakshara vs Dayabhaga1
  • Hindu Joint Family - Partition1
  • Hindu Joint Family - Pious Obligation1
  • Hindu Joint Family - Sole Surviving Coparcener1
  • Hindu Law - Ancestral vs Self-Acquired Property1
  • Hindu Law - Coparcenary after 2005 Amendment1
  • Hindu Law - Customary Law vs Codified Law1
  • Hindu Law - Doctrine of Blending1
  • Hindu Law - Gift (Daan) vs Testamentary Succession1
  • Hindu Law - Live-in Relationship1
  • Hindu Law - Sapinda Relationship1
  • Hindu Marriage19
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Bhaurao Lokhande Case1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Irretrievable Breakdown1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Judicial Separation1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Lily Thomas Case1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 11 - Void Marriage1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 12 - Voidable Marriage1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 13 - Desertion1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 13 - Grounds for Divorce1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 13(2) - Divorce by Wife1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 13B - Mutual Consent Divorce1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 2 - Applicability1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 24 - Maintenance Pendente Lite1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 25 - Permanent Alimony1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 5 - Conditions of Valid Marriage1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 7 - Solemnisation1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 8 - Registration of Marriage1
  • Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - Section 9 - Restitution of Conjugal Rights1
  • Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act 1956 - Section 6 - Natural Guardianship1
  • Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act 1956 - Welfare of Child1
  • Hindu Property11
  • Hindu Succession19
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Class II Heirs1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Disqualification from Succession1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Half-Blood and Full-Blood Heirs1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 10 - Distribution Among Heirs1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 14 - Stridhan1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 15 - Succession to Property of Hindu Female1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 23 - Dwelling House (Pre-Amendment)1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 30 - Testamentary Succession1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 4 - Overriding Effect1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 6 - Daughter as Coparcener (2005 Amendment)1
  • Hindu Succession Act 1956 - Section 8 - Class I Heirs1
  • Maintenance4
  • Matrimonial Relief18
  • Muslim Law23
  • Muslim Law - Absolute Prohibitions on Marriage1
  • Muslim Law - Agnatic Residuaries (Asaba)1
  • Muslim Law - Application of Muslim Personal Law in India1
  • Muslim Law - Capacity to Marry - Guardianship for Marriage1
  • Muslim Law - Concept of Fasid vs Batil Marriage1
  • Muslim Law - Conditions for Valid Nikah1
  • Muslim Law - Consummation and Dower1
  • Muslim Law - Divorce by Husband - Revocable vs Irrevocable1
  • Muslim Law - Divorce by Husband's Death1
  • Muslim Law - Doctrine of Increase (Aul)1
  • Muslim Law - Doctrine of Return (Radd)1
  • Muslim Law - Faskh (Dissolution by Court)1
  • Muslim Law - Gift (Hiba)1
  • Muslim Law - Guardianship (Wilayat)1
  • Muslim Law - Hiba (Gift) - Conditions for Shia Law1
  • Muslim Law - Iddat1
  • Muslim Law - Ila (Vow of Abstinence)1
  • Muslim Law - Inheritance by Non-Muslims1
  • Muslim Law - Irregular (Fasid) Marriages1
  • Muslim Law - Khul and Mubarat1
  • Muslim Law - Legitimacy and Acknowledgment1
  • Muslim Law - Lian (Mutual Cursing)1
  • Muslim Law - Mahr (Dower)1
  • Muslim Law - Maintenance of Wife During Marriage1
  • Muslim Law - Marriage During Iddat1
  • Muslim Law - Marriage Registration - Nikahnama1
  • Muslim Law - Minor's Marriage and Option of Puberty1
  • Muslim Law - Muslim Marriage Registration1
  • Muslim Law - Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 19371
  • Muslim Law - Muslim Women's Right to Maintenance under PWDVA1
  • Muslim Law - Mut'a Marriage (Shia)1
  • Muslim Law - Nasab (Legitimacy)1
  • Muslim Law - Nikah - Nature and Definition1
  • Muslim Law - Polygamy1
  • Muslim Law - Position of Illegitimate Child in Muslim Law1
  • Muslim Law - Principle of Awl in Succession1
  • Muslim Law - Priority of Debts in Muslim Succession1
  • Muslim Law - Prohibition on Marrying Two Sisters1
  • Muslim Law - Proper Dower and Specified Dower1
  • Muslim Law - Rights of Muslim Wife After Divorce1
  • Muslim Law - Sada Mehar (Simple Dower)1
  • Muslim Law - Shayara Bano Case - Constitutional Challenge1
  • Muslim Law - Succession - Sharer (Sahib al-Fard) vs Residuaries (Asaba)1
  • Muslim Law - Talaq by Written Communication1
  • Muslim Law - Triple Talaq (Talaq-e-Biddat)1
  • Muslim Law - Valid Forms of Talaq1
  • Muslim Law - Wakf1
  • Muslim Law - Will (Wasiyyat)1
  • Muslim Law - Zihar1
  • Muslim Succession14
  • Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 - Shah Bano Case1
  • Partition6
  • Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 - Section 3 - Definition1
  • Special Marriage Act9
  • Special Marriage Act 1954 - Application1
Question 26MediumPartition

A trial court is examining evidence on Demand for partition. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    Partition always requires physical division by metes and bounds first

  2. B

    Only a registered deed can ever show partition

  3. C

    Partition requires a clear and unequivocal intention to separate from the joint family status.

  4. D

    Partition can be inferred from every quarrel among family members.

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Correct answer: D. Partition can be inferred from every quarrel among family members.

Partition can be inferred from every quarrel among family members. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Partition requires a clear and unequivocal intention to separate from the joint family status.

Source note: Singhal Family Law II Notes / Partition of Hindu Joint Family Property

Question 27MediumPartition

A coparcener sends a formal notice demanding separation of his share. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    A minor can never receive a partition share

  2. B

    Partition always requires physical division by metes and bounds first

  3. C

    The notice may effect severance of status, with actual division following later.

  4. D

    Partition can be inferred from every quarrel among family members.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. The notice may effect severance of status, with actual division following later.

The notice may effect severance of status, with actual division following later. This follows from Singhal Family Law II Notes / Partition of Hindu Joint Family Property.

Source note: Singhal Family Law II Notes / Partition of Hindu Joint Family Property

Question 28HardPartition

In a dispute concerning Reopening partition, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    A fair partition is void if oral

  2. B

    A partition may be reopened in exceptional cases such as fraud, mistake, or prejudice to a minor coparcener.

  3. C

    A partition can be reopened whenever any adult later regrets the shares.

  4. D

    Reopening is the ordinary rule

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. A partition may be reopened in exceptional cases such as fraud, mistake, or prejudice to a minor coparcener.

A partition may be reopened in exceptional cases such as fraud, mistake, or prejudice to a minor coparcener. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Singhal Family Law II Notes / Partition

Question 29HardPartition

A trial court is examining evidence on Reopening partition. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    A partition can be reopened whenever any adult later regrets the shares.

  2. B

    A minor's interest is irrelevant

  3. C

    Reopening is the ordinary rule

  4. D

    A partition may be reopened in exceptional cases such as fraud, mistake, or prejudice to a minor coparcener.

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Correct answer: A. A partition can be reopened whenever any adult later regrets the shares.

A partition can be reopened whenever any adult later regrets the shares. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: A partition may be reopened in exceptional cases such as fraud, mistake, or prejudice to a minor coparcener.

Source note: Singhal Family Law II Notes / Partition

Question 30HardPartition

A minor's share is deliberately suppressed during a family partition. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    A partition can be reopened whenever any adult later regrets the shares.

  2. B

    A fair partition is void if oral

  3. C

    A minor's interest is irrelevant

  4. D

    The partition may be challenged because minor prejudice is a recognised ground.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. The partition may be challenged because minor prejudice is a recognised ground.

The partition may be challenged because minor prejudice is a recognised ground. This follows from Singhal Family Law II Notes / Partition.

Source note: Singhal Family Law II Notes / Partition

Question 31HardHindu Succession

In a dispute concerning Coparcenary after 2005 amendment, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    The amendment applies only to unmarried daughters

  2. B

    Daughters receive maintenance but not partition rights

  3. C

    A daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in her own right in the same manner as a son.

  4. D

    A daughter gets coparcenary rights only if her father was alive on 9 September 2005.

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Correct answer: C. A daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in her own right in the same manner as a son.

A daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in her own right in the same manner as a son. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 / Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma

Question 32HardHindu Succession

A trial court is examining evidence on Coparcenary after 2005 amendment. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    A daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in her own right in the same manner as a son.

  2. B

    A daughter gets coparcenary rights only if her father was alive on 9 September 2005.

  3. C

    A daughter can never become Karta

  4. D

    The amendment applies only to unmarried daughters

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. A daughter gets coparcenary rights only if her father was alive on 9 September 2005.

A daughter gets coparcenary rights only if her father was alive on 9 September 2005. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: A daughter of a coparcener becomes a coparcener by birth in her own right in the same manner as a son.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 / Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma

Question 33HardHindu Succession

A daughter seeks partition after 2005 though her father died before the amendment. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    Vineeta Sharma supports her birthright if the coparcenary property remained available for partition.

  2. B

    A daughter gets coparcenary rights only if her father was alive on 9 September 2005.

  3. C

    Daughters receive maintenance but not partition rights

  4. D

    A daughter can never become Karta

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Vineeta Sharma supports her birthright if the coparcenary property remained available for partition.

Vineeta Sharma supports her birthright if the coparcenary property remained available for partition. This follows from Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 / Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 / Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma

Question 34EasyHindu Succession

In a dispute concerning Male intestate succession, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    Agnates always exclude Class I heirs.

  2. B

    Class II heirs inherit before widow

  3. C

    The mother is not a Class I heir

  4. D

    Property of a male Hindu dying intestate devolves first upon Class I heirs under the Schedule.

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Correct answer: D. Property of a male Hindu dying intestate devolves first upon Class I heirs under the Schedule.

Property of a male Hindu dying intestate devolves first upon Class I heirs under the Schedule. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sections 8-10

Question 35EasyHindu Succession

A trial court is examining evidence on Male intestate succession. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    Class II heirs inherit before widow

  2. B

    Property of a male Hindu dying intestate devolves first upon Class I heirs under the Schedule.

  3. C

    Agnates always exclude Class I heirs.

  4. D

    Daughters are excluded by sons

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Agnates always exclude Class I heirs.

Agnates always exclude Class I heirs. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Property of a male Hindu dying intestate devolves first upon Class I heirs under the Schedule.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sections 8-10

Question 36EasyHindu Succession

A male Hindu dies leaving a widow, mother, son, and daughter. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    Daughters are excluded by sons

  2. B

    All four are Class I heirs and inherit according to Section 10 rules.

  3. C

    Agnates always exclude Class I heirs.

  4. D

    The mother is not a Class I heir

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. All four are Class I heirs and inherit according to Section 10 rules.

All four are Class I heirs and inherit according to Section 10 rules. This follows from Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sections 8-10.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sections 8-10

Question 37HardHindu Succession

In a dispute concerning Female intestate succession, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    Section 15 provides the general order for property of a female Hindu dying intestate, subject to special source-based rules.

  2. B

    A female Hindu's property always returns to her husband's heirs in every situation.

  3. C

    Her sons and daughters are ignored

  4. D

    Section 15 has no source-based exception

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Correct answer: A. Section 15 provides the general order for property of a female Hindu dying intestate, subject to special source-based rules.

Section 15 provides the general order for property of a female Hindu dying intestate, subject to special source-based rules. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sections 15-16

Question 38HardHindu Succession

A trial court is examining evidence on Female intestate succession. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    The Act treats women only as limited owners

  2. B

    Her sons and daughters are ignored

  3. C

    Section 15 provides the general order for property of a female Hindu dying intestate, subject to special source-based rules.

  4. D

    A female Hindu's property always returns to her husband's heirs in every situation.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. A female Hindu's property always returns to her husband's heirs in every situation.

A female Hindu's property always returns to her husband's heirs in every situation. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Section 15 provides the general order for property of a female Hindu dying intestate, subject to special source-based rules.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sections 15-16

Question 39HardHindu Succession

A female Hindu dies intestate leaving children and husband. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    Section 15 has no source-based exception

  2. B

    The Act treats women only as limited owners

  3. C

    Her children and husband fall in the first entry under Section 15(1)(a).

  4. D

    A female Hindu's property always returns to her husband's heirs in every situation.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Her children and husband fall in the first entry under Section 15(1)(a).

Her children and husband fall in the first entry under Section 15(1)(a). This follows from Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sections 15-16.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Sections 15-16

Question 40MediumHindu Succession

In a dispute concerning Disqualification of murderer, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    Disqualification is only moral and not legal

  2. B

    A person who murders or abets the murder of the deceased is disqualified from inheriting the property.

  3. C

    A murderer may inherit if he is otherwise the nearest heir.

  4. D

    The rule applies only to strangers

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. A person who murders or abets the murder of the deceased is disqualified from inheriting the property.

A person who murders or abets the murder of the deceased is disqualified from inheriting the property. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 25

Question 41MediumHindu Succession

A trial court is examining evidence on Disqualification of murderer. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    A murderer may inherit if he is otherwise the nearest heir.

  2. B

    It applies only to testamentary succession

  3. C

    The rule applies only to strangers

  4. D

    A person who murders or abets the murder of the deceased is disqualified from inheriting the property.

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Correct answer: A. A murderer may inherit if he is otherwise the nearest heir.

A murderer may inherit if he is otherwise the nearest heir. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: A person who murders or abets the murder of the deceased is disqualified from inheriting the property.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 25

Question 42MediumHindu Succession

A son is convicted of murdering his father and then claims succession as Class I heir. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    A murderer may inherit if he is otherwise the nearest heir.

  2. B

    Disqualification is only moral and not legal

  3. C

    It applies only to testamentary succession

  4. D

    He is disqualified from inheriting from the murdered father.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. He is disqualified from inheriting from the murdered father.

He is disqualified from inheriting from the murdered father. This follows from Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 25.

Source note: Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 25

Question 43MediumHindu Succession

In a dispute concerning Stridhan, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    It is only a right to maintenance

  2. B

    It cannot include movable property

  3. C

    Stridhan refers to property over which a woman has ownership, especially gifts received at recognised occasions.

  4. D

    Stridhan becomes the husband's property after marriage.

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Correct answer: C. Stridhan refers to property over which a woman has ownership, especially gifts received at recognised occasions.

Stridhan refers to property over which a woman has ownership, especially gifts received at recognised occasions. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Singhal Family Law II Notes / Hindu Property

Question 44MediumHindu Succession

A trial court is examining evidence on Stridhan. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    Stridhan refers to property over which a woman has ownership, especially gifts received at recognised occasions.

  2. B

    Stridhan becomes the husband's property after marriage.

  3. C

    It is identical to dowry in every case

  4. D

    It is only a right to maintenance

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Stridhan becomes the husband's property after marriage.

Stridhan becomes the husband's property after marriage. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Stridhan refers to property over which a woman has ownership, especially gifts received at recognised occasions.

Source note: Singhal Family Law II Notes / Hindu Property

Question 45MediumHindu Succession

A wife receives jewellery from her parents and in-laws at marriage. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    The jewellery may constitute her stridhan and she can claim return of it.

  2. B

    Stridhan becomes the husband's property after marriage.

  3. C

    It cannot include movable property

  4. D

    It is identical to dowry in every case

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The jewellery may constitute her stridhan and she can claim return of it.

The jewellery may constitute her stridhan and she can claim return of it. This follows from Singhal Family Law II Notes / Hindu Property.

Source note: Singhal Family Law II Notes / Hindu Property

Question 46EasyHindu Marriage

In a dispute concerning Conditions for valid marriage, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    Registration is the only condition for a valid Hindu marriage.

  2. B

    Mental capacity is irrelevant

  3. C

    Bigamy is permitted by custom alone

  4. D

    Section 5 HMA lays down conditions including monogamy, capacity, age, prohibited relationship, and sapinda limits.

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Correct answer: D. Section 5 HMA lays down conditions including monogamy, capacity, age, prohibited relationship, and sapinda limits.

Section 5 HMA lays down conditions including monogamy, capacity, age, prohibited relationship, and sapinda limits. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 5

Question 47EasyHindu Marriage

A trial court is examining evidence on Conditions for valid marriage. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    Mental capacity is irrelevant

  2. B

    Section 5 HMA lays down conditions including monogamy, capacity, age, prohibited relationship, and sapinda limits.

  3. C

    Registration is the only condition for a valid Hindu marriage.

  4. D

    Age has no statutory relevance

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Registration is the only condition for a valid Hindu marriage.

Registration is the only condition for a valid Hindu marriage. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Section 5 HMA lays down conditions including monogamy, capacity, age, prohibited relationship, and sapinda limits.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 5

Question 48EasyHindu Marriage

Two Hindus marry while one party has a living spouse from a valid marriage. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    Age has no statutory relevance

  2. B

    The marriage violates monogamy and attracts the void marriage rule under Section 11.

  3. C

    Registration is the only condition for a valid Hindu marriage.

  4. D

    Bigamy is permitted by custom alone

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. The marriage violates monogamy and attracts the void marriage rule under Section 11.

The marriage violates monogamy and attracts the void marriage rule under Section 11. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 5.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 5

Question 49MediumHindu Marriage

In a dispute concerning Ceremonies, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    A Hindu marriage is solemnised according to customary rites, and saptapadi completes the marriage where applicable.

  2. B

    A mere agreement to marry is enough to create a valid Hindu marriage.

  3. C

    Only court registration can solemnise marriage

  4. D

    No ceremony is ever necessary

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. A Hindu marriage is solemnised according to customary rites, and saptapadi completes the marriage where applicable.

A Hindu marriage is solemnised according to customary rites, and saptapadi completes the marriage where applicable. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 7

Question 50MediumHindu Marriage

A trial court is examining evidence on Ceremonies. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    Saptapadi is compulsory even where custom rejects it

  2. B

    Only court registration can solemnise marriage

  3. C

    A Hindu marriage is solemnised according to customary rites, and saptapadi completes the marriage where applicable.

  4. D

    A mere agreement to marry is enough to create a valid Hindu marriage.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. A mere agreement to marry is enough to create a valid Hindu marriage.

A mere agreement to marry is enough to create a valid Hindu marriage. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: A Hindu marriage is solemnised according to customary rites, and saptapadi completes the marriage where applicable.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 7

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