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4 years ago
Sir i preparing for upsc and skip the job of indian army aftr 2 years service .sir m loves a girl she is 20 yrs nd m 21 but our caste was differnt m OBC and she is SC ..Her parnets forcefully marrige with a 31 yrs old boy ...she is also preparing for upsc since 11th standrd now she doing ECE....
My que. is that girls has any law for forcefully marrige and any right to choose life partner
Rameshwar Dadhe
Responded 4 years ago
A.Before marriage she have right but after marriage not possible
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A.Hi
Since the girl is 20 years old, in law, she is a major and she has the right to choose her life partner.
Law prohibits forceful marriages and the girl should be strong enough to communicate her dissent to the marriage.
If the girl is resisting the marriage, she has to approach the police station and take police help for preventing the marriage from happening.
Since the girl is 20 years old, in law, she is a major and she has the right to choose her life partner.
Law prohibits forceful marriages and the girl should be strong enough to communicate her dissent to the marriage.
If the girl is resisting the marriage, she has to approach the police station and take police help for preventing the marriage from happening.
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A.Dear Sir,
She has every option to go to the police station and lodge complaint and court to declare it as null and void. If she loves you and have courage ask her to do so otherwise never interfere with private life. Option is with her and she is neutral not lodging complaint though educated and attained age of majority. It seems you have not understood her. Please give me Rank 5 if you feel my answer helped you
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5. If the consent was obtained through fraud or force;
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Annulment of Marriage under Hindu Law
Annulment of Marriage
As per Legal terminology, the term annulment refers making a marriage null and void/voidable; in case the marriage is void ab initio (which means the marriage is considered to be invalid from its inception), then it shall be automatically null, even though the statement of nullity is required to be established.
Annulment is a legal process for declaration of marriage null and void. It can only be stated null and void if there are certain legal requirements were not met at the time of the marriage and then it is considered to have been never existed, legally. Such process is known as annulment which is very different from divorce. The clear distinction between annulment and divorce is that the annulment refers to the marriage which is never existed at all whereas the divorce dissolves the marriage.
Grounds for Annulment
The grounds for a marriage annulment are varied to the different jurisdictions but are limited to fraud, bigamy, blood relationship and mental incompetence and includes the following situations as well:
1. Any of the spouse was already married to someone at the time of the marriage;
2. Any of the spouse was young to get marriage or marries without the consent of parents/court;
3. Any of the spouse was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the marriage;
4. Any of the spouse was mentally incompetent;
5. If the consent was obtained through fraud or force;
6. Any of the spouse was physically incompetent to get married (basically he is unable to have sexual intercourse);
7. The spouse who is sentenced for a life term imprisonment.
Void Marriages : How can it be annulled ?
As per Section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which deals with void marriages described as the marriage solemnized after the commencement of the Act shall be null and void and become null and void by presenting a petition through any of the party on the basis of the above mentioned grounds.
Concept of Bigamy – In case any of the spouse was still legally married to another person at the time of the marriage to the other spouse then the marriage is considered to be void and no requirement for applying the annulment before the court is mandatory.
Who can seek Annulment?
Any party to the marriage can file an application for the annulment for declaration of the marriage as null and void. However, this is just a procedure to be brought on record before the court and is done as the precaution so that in future, no question of void marriage can be called.
Voidable Marriages : How can it be annulled?
A voidable marriage is basically a legal marriage which can be cancelled by any one of the parties to the marriage and is contested in the court on the basis of the below mentioned grounds:
• No consummation of marriage because of incapacity of the partner;
• Any of the spouse did not provide the free consent to it or in the consequence of mistake, unsoundness etc.
• Any of the spouses is mentally disordered person but has given the valid consent for marriage and that person falls under the ambit of the Mental Disorders Ordinance 1952 Act.;
• Any of the spouse is suffering from the venereal disease which is in a communicable form;
• The wife is pregnant with some other person at the time of marriage.
Who can seek Annulment?
Below are the parties who can file the petition before the concerned court for the annulment of the marriage:
• In case the petitioner gives any consent for more than an year after the fraud committed by the other person.
• In case, the wife is pregnant with some other person at the time of marriage and the person to the marriage is not aware about the happening.
Annulment Process
Basically the process of annulment of marriage is not a common process therefore a person applying for the annulment has to meet the residency requirement where he/she is staying. Thereafter the person can file the petition where he was born, the marriage was solemnized or has been living together and has to stay for continuous 90 days period before filing the application. The procedure for the annulment is almost similar to the divorce proceedings and can be filed by any of the party. However, the divorce is considered to be the most complicated process as compare to the annulment.
Legitimacy of Children after the Annulment of Marriage
If a child is born out of a wedlock which is subsequently declared to be null and void, that child will not be considered illegitimate but he shall be considered legitimate despite the marriage being illegal from its inception. The section provides a cushion to the children of void marriages and prevents them from being bastardised.
Rights of Children to Property Inheritance after Annulment of Marriage
a) The status of legitimacy, that is declared by section 16, is part of the incidence of birth.
b) The children born in a void or voidable marriage, should be legitimate. If they were declared legitimate, then they cannot be discriminated against and they will be on a par with other legitimate children and be entitled to all the rights in the property of their parents, both self-acquired and ancestral.
c) The deemed status of legitimacy entitles such children to inherit and demand partition of only the properties of their parents and excludes any other properties. In the case of joint family property, such children will be entitled only to a share in their parents' property but they cannot claim it on their own right. Logically, on the partition of an ancestral property, the property falling in the share of the parents of such children is regarded as their self-acquired and absolute property.
Right of Claiming Maintenance by a Woman after Annulment of Marriage
Unilateral divorcees (wives) whose marriages stand terminated by acts of their husbands and persons whose marriages have been terminated by intervention of Courts at the instance of either spouse, are certainly included within the sweep of the inclusive definition of "Wife". The Legislature by a bold intervention included women of such terminated marriages also within the sweep of the expression "wife" subject to an important condition that they should not have re-married.
The issue of right to maintenance under Section 25 of the Act, to a woman whose marriage is in contravention with Section 5(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, and has been declared null and void by a court has been faced by various High Courts as well as the Supreme Court, and the courts have given different views depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
The Supreme Court in the matter of “Smt. Yamunabai Anantrao Adhav A vs. Ranantrao Shivram Adhav And Ors.” discussed the issue of granting maintenance and accordingly held “that the marriage of a woman in accordance with the Hindu rites with a man having a living spouse is a complete nullity in the eye of law and she is not entitled to the benefit of section 125 of the CrPC”. However, various High Courts have observed and it is a generally accepted rule that even in such cases, that the wife is entitled to maintenance under sec. 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and under section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
She has every option to go to the police station and lodge complaint and court to declare it as null and void. If she loves you and have courage ask her to do so otherwise never interfere with private life. Option is with her and she is neutral not lodging complaint though educated and attained age of majority. It seems you have not understood her. Please give me Rank 5 if you feel my answer helped you
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5. If the consent was obtained through fraud or force;
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Annulment of Marriage under Hindu Law
Annulment of Marriage
As per Legal terminology, the term annulment refers making a marriage null and void/voidable; in case the marriage is void ab initio (which means the marriage is considered to be invalid from its inception), then it shall be automatically null, even though the statement of nullity is required to be established.
Annulment is a legal process for declaration of marriage null and void. It can only be stated null and void if there are certain legal requirements were not met at the time of the marriage and then it is considered to have been never existed, legally. Such process is known as annulment which is very different from divorce. The clear distinction between annulment and divorce is that the annulment refers to the marriage which is never existed at all whereas the divorce dissolves the marriage.
Grounds for Annulment
The grounds for a marriage annulment are varied to the different jurisdictions but are limited to fraud, bigamy, blood relationship and mental incompetence and includes the following situations as well:
1. Any of the spouse was already married to someone at the time of the marriage;
2. Any of the spouse was young to get marriage or marries without the consent of parents/court;
3. Any of the spouse was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the marriage;
4. Any of the spouse was mentally incompetent;
5. If the consent was obtained through fraud or force;
6. Any of the spouse was physically incompetent to get married (basically he is unable to have sexual intercourse);
7. The spouse who is sentenced for a life term imprisonment.
Void Marriages : How can it be annulled ?
As per Section 11 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which deals with void marriages described as the marriage solemnized after the commencement of the Act shall be null and void and become null and void by presenting a petition through any of the party on the basis of the above mentioned grounds.
Concept of Bigamy – In case any of the spouse was still legally married to another person at the time of the marriage to the other spouse then the marriage is considered to be void and no requirement for applying the annulment before the court is mandatory.
Who can seek Annulment?
Any party to the marriage can file an application for the annulment for declaration of the marriage as null and void. However, this is just a procedure to be brought on record before the court and is done as the precaution so that in future, no question of void marriage can be called.
Voidable Marriages : How can it be annulled?
A voidable marriage is basically a legal marriage which can be cancelled by any one of the parties to the marriage and is contested in the court on the basis of the below mentioned grounds:
• No consummation of marriage because of incapacity of the partner;
• Any of the spouse did not provide the free consent to it or in the consequence of mistake, unsoundness etc.
• Any of the spouses is mentally disordered person but has given the valid consent for marriage and that person falls under the ambit of the Mental Disorders Ordinance 1952 Act.;
• Any of the spouse is suffering from the venereal disease which is in a communicable form;
• The wife is pregnant with some other person at the time of marriage.
Who can seek Annulment?
Below are the parties who can file the petition before the concerned court for the annulment of the marriage:
• In case the petitioner gives any consent for more than an year after the fraud committed by the other person.
• In case, the wife is pregnant with some other person at the time of marriage and the person to the marriage is not aware about the happening.
Annulment Process
Basically the process of annulment of marriage is not a common process therefore a person applying for the annulment has to meet the residency requirement where he/she is staying. Thereafter the person can file the petition where he was born, the marriage was solemnized or has been living together and has to stay for continuous 90 days period before filing the application. The procedure for the annulment is almost similar to the divorce proceedings and can be filed by any of the party. However, the divorce is considered to be the most complicated process as compare to the annulment.
Legitimacy of Children after the Annulment of Marriage
If a child is born out of a wedlock which is subsequently declared to be null and void, that child will not be considered illegitimate but he shall be considered legitimate despite the marriage being illegal from its inception. The section provides a cushion to the children of void marriages and prevents them from being bastardised.
Rights of Children to Property Inheritance after Annulment of Marriage
a) The status of legitimacy, that is declared by section 16, is part of the incidence of birth.
b) The children born in a void or voidable marriage, should be legitimate. If they were declared legitimate, then they cannot be discriminated against and they will be on a par with other legitimate children and be entitled to all the rights in the property of their parents, both self-acquired and ancestral.
c) The deemed status of legitimacy entitles such children to inherit and demand partition of only the properties of their parents and excludes any other properties. In the case of joint family property, such children will be entitled only to a share in their parents' property but they cannot claim it on their own right. Logically, on the partition of an ancestral property, the property falling in the share of the parents of such children is regarded as their self-acquired and absolute property.
Right of Claiming Maintenance by a Woman after Annulment of Marriage
Unilateral divorcees (wives) whose marriages stand terminated by acts of their husbands and persons whose marriages have been terminated by intervention of Courts at the instance of either spouse, are certainly included within the sweep of the inclusive definition of "Wife". The Legislature by a bold intervention included women of such terminated marriages also within the sweep of the expression "wife" subject to an important condition that they should not have re-married.
The issue of right to maintenance under Section 25 of the Act, to a woman whose marriage is in contravention with Section 5(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, and has been declared null and void by a court has been faced by various High Courts as well as the Supreme Court, and the courts have given different views depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
The Supreme Court in the matter of “Smt. Yamunabai Anantrao Adhav A vs. Ranantrao Shivram Adhav And Ors.” discussed the issue of granting maintenance and accordingly held “that the marriage of a woman in accordance with the Hindu rites with a man having a living spouse is a complete nullity in the eye of law and she is not entitled to the benefit of section 125 of the CrPC”. However, various High Courts have observed and it is a generally accepted rule that even in such cases, that the wife is entitled to maintenance under sec. 18 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and under section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
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Narendra Dubey
Responded 4 years ago
A.Hi,
Yes she can file appropriate complaint.
Regards,
Advocate Narendra
Yes she can file appropriate complaint.
Regards,
Advocate Narendra
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Sarvesh Kumar
Responded 4 years ago
A.Every citizen has right to choose their life partners after attend the age of majority i.e. 18 years but after the marriage firstly she will file divorce ex-parte and thereafter she can do marriage with other person because as per Hindu Law no person can marriage before giving divorce . If the she was major i.e. attend the age of 18 years you could file petition before the High Court after marriage for security.
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Ayantika Mondal @ Prime Legal
Responded 4 years ago
A.Hi,
1. Forceful marriage is illegal and against the discrimination of gender rights.
2. She can file a protection petition as well.
3. She is over 18 years and has all the right to chose her life partner.
1. Forceful marriage is illegal and against the discrimination of gender rights.
2. She can file a protection petition as well.
3. She is over 18 years and has all the right to chose her life partner.
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