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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 51MediumHindu Marriage

Parties claim Hindu marriage but prove no ceremony or applicable custom. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    No ceremony is ever necessary

  2. B

    Saptapadi is compulsory even where custom rejects it

  3. C

    Lack of ceremony or custom proof weakens the claim of a valid Hindu marriage.

  4. D

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

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Correct answer: C. Lack of ceremony or custom proof weakens the claim of a valid Hindu marriage.

The claim of valid solemnisation becomes vulnerable for lack of proof. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 7.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 7

Question 52MediumHindu Marriage

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

  1. A

    A void marriage needs divorce first

  2. B

    A marriage is void under Section 11 if it violates monogamy, prohibited relationship, or sapinda conditions.

  3. C

    Every breach of Section 5 makes the marriage void under Section 11.

  4. D

    Underage marriage is automatically void under Section 11

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. A marriage is void under Section 11 if it violates monogamy, prohibited relationship, or sapinda conditions.

A marriage is void under Section 11 if it violates monogamy, prohibited relationship, or sapinda conditions. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Sections 5 and 11

Question 53MediumHindu Marriage

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

  1. A

    Every breach of Section 5 makes the marriage void under Section 11.

  2. B

    Only the husband can seek a decree of nullity

  3. C

    Underage marriage is automatically void under Section 11

  4. D

    A marriage is void under Section 11 if it violates monogamy, prohibited relationship, or sapinda conditions.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Every breach of Section 5 makes the marriage void under Section 11.

Every breach of Section 5 makes the marriage void under Section 11. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: A marriage is void under Section 11 if it violates monogamy, prohibited relationship, or sapinda conditions.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Sections 5 and 11

Question 54MediumHindu Marriage

A marriage is within prohibited degrees without a saving custom. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    Every breach of Section 5 makes the marriage void under Section 11.

  2. B

    A void marriage needs divorce first

  3. C

    Only the husband can seek a decree of nullity

  4. D

    It is void and may be declared null under Section 11.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. It is void and may be declared null under Section 11.

It is void and may be declared null under Section 11. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Sections 5 and 11.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Sections 5 and 11

Question 55HardHindu Marriage

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

  1. A

    Only bigamy is covered by Section 12

  2. B

    Voidable marriage can never be ratified

  3. C

    Section 12 covers voidable marriages, including impotence, invalid consent, mental disorder, and pregnancy by another at marriage.

  4. D

    Voidable marriages are null from the beginning without any decree.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Section 12 covers voidable marriages, including impotence, invalid consent, mental disorder, and pregnancy by another at marriage.

Section 12 covers voidable marriages, including impotence, invalid consent, mental disorder, and pregnancy by another at marriage. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 12

Question 56HardHindu Marriage

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

  1. A

    Section 12 covers voidable marriages, including impotence, invalid consent, mental disorder, and pregnancy by another at marriage.

  2. B

    Voidable marriages are null from the beginning without any decree.

  3. C

    Voidable marriage is identical to divorce

  4. D

    Only bigamy is covered by Section 12

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Voidable marriages are null from the beginning without any decree.

Voidable marriages are null from the beginning without any decree. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Section 12 covers voidable marriages, including impotence, invalid consent, mental disorder, and pregnancy by another at marriage.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 12

Question 57HardHindu Marriage

Consent was obtained by fraud as to a material fact concerning the respondent. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    The aggrieved party may seek annulment under Section 12 if statutory limits are met.

  2. B

    Voidable marriages are null from the beginning without any decree.

  3. C

    Voidable marriage can never be ratified

  4. D

    Voidable marriage is identical to divorce

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The aggrieved party may seek annulment under Section 12 if statutory limits are met.

The aggrieved party may seek annulment under Section 12 if statutory limits are met. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 12.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 12

Question 58HardHindu Marriage

In a dispute concerning Restitution of conjugal rights, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    Restitution is granted automatically once separation is proved.

  2. B

    It is available only to husbands

  3. C

    Reasonable excuse is irrelevant

  4. D

    Section 9 permits restitution when one spouse withdraws from society of the other without reasonable excuse.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. Section 9 permits restitution when one spouse withdraws from society of the other without reasonable excuse.

Section 9 permits restitution when one spouse withdraws from society of the other without reasonable excuse. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 9 / Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar

Question 59HardHindu Marriage

A trial court is examining evidence on Restitution of conjugal rights. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    It is available only to husbands

  2. B

    Section 9 permits restitution when one spouse withdraws from society of the other without reasonable excuse.

  3. C

    Restitution is granted automatically once separation is proved.

  4. D

    It immediately dissolves the marriage

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Restitution is granted automatically once separation is proved.

Restitution is granted automatically once separation is proved. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Section 9 permits restitution when one spouse withdraws from society of the other without reasonable excuse.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 9 / Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar

Question 60HardHindu Marriage

A spouse leaves because of cruelty and the other files for restitution. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    It immediately dissolves the marriage

  2. B

    Cruelty may provide reasonable excuse and defeat the petition.

  3. C

    Restitution is granted automatically once separation is proved.

  4. D

    Reasonable excuse is irrelevant

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Cruelty may provide reasonable excuse and defeat the petition.

Cruelty may provide reasonable excuse and defeat the petition. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 9 / Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 9 / Saroj Rani v. Sudarshan Kumar

Question 61EasyMatrimonial Relief

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

  1. A

    Judicial separation suspends marital cohabitation without dissolving the marriage.

  2. B

    Judicial separation and divorce have the same legal effect.

  3. C

    It allows immediate remarriage

  4. D

    It is available only by mutual consent

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Judicial separation suspends marital cohabitation without dissolving the marriage.

Judicial separation suspends marital cohabitation without dissolving the marriage. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 10

Question 62EasyMatrimonial Relief

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

  1. A

    It has no connection with matrimonial grounds

  2. B

    It allows immediate remarriage

  3. C

    Judicial separation suspends marital cohabitation without dissolving the marriage.

  4. D

    Judicial separation and divorce have the same legal effect.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. Judicial separation and divorce have the same legal effect.

Judicial separation and divorce have the same legal effect. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Judicial separation suspends marital cohabitation without dissolving the marriage.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 10

Question 63EasyMatrimonial Relief

A decree permits spouses to live apart but does not end the marriage. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    It is available only by mutual consent

  2. B

    It has no connection with matrimonial grounds

  3. C

    The decree is judicial separation, not divorce.

  4. D

    Judicial separation and divorce have the same legal effect.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. The decree is judicial separation, not divorce.

The decree is judicial separation, not divorce. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 10.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 10

Question 64MediumMatrimonial Relief

In a dispute concerning Cruelty as divorce ground, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    Mental cruelty is never recognised

  2. B

    Cruelty may be physical or mental and must make continued matrimonial life unreasonable in the circumstances.

  3. C

    Only physical violence can amount to cruelty.

  4. D

    Every ordinary quarrel is cruelty

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Cruelty may be physical or mental and must make continued matrimonial life unreasonable in the circumstances.

Cruelty may be physical or mental and must make continued matrimonial life unreasonable in the circumstances. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 / Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh

Question 65MediumMatrimonial Relief

A trial court is examining evidence on Cruelty as divorce ground. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    Only physical violence can amount to cruelty.

  2. B

    Cruelty requires criminal conviction first

  3. C

    Every ordinary quarrel is cruelty

  4. D

    Cruelty may be physical or mental and must make continued matrimonial life unreasonable in the circumstances.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Only physical violence can amount to cruelty.

Only physical violence can amount to cruelty. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Cruelty may be physical or mental and must make continued matrimonial life unreasonable in the circumstances.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 / Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh

Question 66MediumMatrimonial Relief

One spouse repeatedly humiliates the other and makes cohabitation intolerable. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    Only physical violence can amount to cruelty.

  2. B

    Mental cruelty is never recognised

  3. C

    Cruelty requires criminal conviction first

  4. D

    The conduct may amount to mental cruelty if the court finds serious matrimonial harm.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. The conduct may amount to mental cruelty if the court finds serious matrimonial harm.

The conduct may amount to mental cruelty if the court finds serious matrimonial harm. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 / Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13 / Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh

Question 67HardMatrimonial Relief

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

  1. A

    Intention to desert is unnecessary

  2. B

    A spouse driven out by cruelty is a deserter

  3. C

    Desertion requires factum of separation and animus deserendi for the statutory period without reasonable cause.

  4. D

    Physical separation alone always proves desertion.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Desertion requires factum of separation and animus deserendi for the statutory period without reasonable cause.

Desertion requires factum of separation and animus deserendi for the statutory period without reasonable cause. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ib)

Question 68HardMatrimonial Relief

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

  1. A

    Desertion requires factum of separation and animus deserendi for the statutory period without reasonable cause.

  2. B

    Physical separation alone always proves desertion.

  3. C

    The statutory period never matters

  4. D

    Intention to desert is unnecessary

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Physical separation alone always proves desertion.

Physical separation alone always proves desertion. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Desertion requires factum of separation and animus deserendi for the statutory period without reasonable cause.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ib)

Question 69HardMatrimonial Relief

A spouse leaves because of violence and refuses to return. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    The leaving spouse may have reasonable cause, so desertion is not automatic.

  2. B

    Physical separation alone always proves desertion.

  3. C

    A spouse driven out by cruelty is a deserter

  4. D

    The statutory period never matters

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. The leaving spouse may have reasonable cause, so desertion is not automatic.

The leaving spouse may have reasonable cause, so desertion is not automatic. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ib).

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ib)

Question 70MediumMatrimonial Relief

In a dispute concerning Mutual consent divorce, which conclusion is most consistent with the governing rule?

  1. A

    The six-month cooling-off period is mandatory in every case.

  2. B

    Only one spouse may file the petition

  3. C

    Consent at marriage is enough

  4. D

    Section 13B requires joint petition, separate living, inability to live together, and mutual agreement to dissolve marriage.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. Section 13B requires joint petition, separate living, inability to live together, and mutual agreement to dissolve marriage.

Section 13B requires joint petition, separate living, inability to live together, and mutual agreement to dissolve marriage. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B / Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur

Question 71MediumMatrimonial Relief

A trial court is examining evidence on Mutual consent divorce. Which approach should it avoid?

  1. A

    Only one spouse may file the petition

  2. B

    Section 13B requires joint petition, separate living, inability to live together, and mutual agreement to dissolve marriage.

  3. C

    The six-month cooling-off period is mandatory in every case.

  4. D

    The court cannot examine voluntariness

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. The six-month cooling-off period is mandatory in every case.

The six-month cooling-off period is mandatory in every case. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Section 13B requires joint petition, separate living, inability to live together, and mutual agreement to dissolve marriage.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B / Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur

Question 72MediumMatrimonial Relief

Both parties have settled disputes and seek waiver of the cooling-off period. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    The court cannot examine voluntariness

  2. B

    The court may waive it if Amardeep Singh conditions are satisfied.

  3. C

    The six-month cooling-off period is mandatory in every case.

  4. D

    Consent at marriage is enough

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. The court may waive it if Amardeep Singh conditions are satisfied.

The court may waive it if Amardeep Singh conditions are satisfied. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B / Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13B / Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur

Question 73MediumMatrimonial Relief

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

  1. A

    Section 25 permits permanent alimony and maintenance at or after passing any decree under the Act.

  2. B

    Permanent alimony can be ordered only in favour of the wife.

  3. C

    It ends every property dispute automatically

  4. D

    It is unavailable after nullity decrees

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. Section 25 permits permanent alimony and maintenance at or after passing any decree under the Act.

Section 25 permits permanent alimony and maintenance at or after passing any decree under the Act. The other options either overstate the doctrine or confuse it with a neighbouring family-law concept.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25

Question 74MediumMatrimonial Relief

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

  1. A

    Conduct and circumstances are irrelevant

  2. B

    It ends every property dispute automatically

  3. C

    Section 25 permits permanent alimony and maintenance at or after passing any decree under the Act.

  4. D

    Permanent alimony can be ordered only in favour of the wife.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. Permanent alimony can be ordered only in favour of the wife.

Permanent alimony can be ordered only in favour of the wife. is unsafe because it converts a qualified rule into an absolute proposition. The correct approach is: Section 25 permits permanent alimony and maintenance at or after passing any decree under the Act.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25

Question 75MediumMatrimonial Relief

A financially weaker spouse seeks support after a matrimonial decree. What is the best legal response?

  1. A

    It is unavailable after nullity decrees

  2. B

    Conduct and circumstances are irrelevant

  3. C

    The court may grant permanent alimony after considering income, property, conduct, and circumstances.

  4. D

    Permanent alimony can be ordered only in favour of the wife.

View answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. The court may grant permanent alimony after considering income, property, conduct, and circumstances.

The court may grant permanent alimony after considering income, property, conduct, and circumstances. This follows from Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25.

Source note: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25

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