Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 · Nullity of marriage and divorce
Section 11: Void marriages
Any marriage solemnised after the commencement of this Act shall be null and void and may, on a petition presented by either party thereto [against the other party], be so declared by a decree of nullity if it contravenes any one of the conditions specified in clauses (i), (iv) and (v) of section 5.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 11
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Sukhdev Singh v. Sukhbir Kaur
Whether a spouse of a marriage declared as void under s.11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, is entitled to claim permanent alimony and maintenance under u/s.25 of the Act; whether in a petition filed seeking a…
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Revanasiddappa & Anr. v. Mallikarjun & Ors.
Whether a child who is conferred with legislative legitimacy u/s. 16(1) or 16(2) is, by reason of s. 16(3), of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 entitled to the ancestral/coparcenary property of the parents or is the child…
- Krishnaveni Rai v. Pankaj Rai & Anr.
- Samar Kumar Roy (D) Through Lr (Mother) v. Jharna Bera
- Deoki Panjhiyara v. Shashi Bhushan Narayan Azad & Anr.
- A. Subash Babu v. State of A.P.& Anr.
- Manisha Tyagi v. Deepak Kumar
- Gullipilli Sowria Raj v. Bandaru Pavani @ Gullipili Pavani
- Chand Patel v. Bismillah Begum and Anr.
- M.M. Malhotra v. Union of India and Ors.
- Reema Aggarwal v. Anupam and Ors.
- Lily Thomas, Etc. Etc v. Union of India and Ors.
- Rameshw Ari Devi v. State of Bihar
- Smt. Parayankandiyal Era Vath Kanapravan Kalliani Amma and Ors. v. K. Devi and Ors.
- Maharani Kusumkumari and Anr. v. Smt. Kusumkumari Jadeja and Anr.