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      Question

      What is the consequence when the age of a Hindu girl at

      the time of marriage under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is less than 18 years:
      A The marriage is valid but punishable Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B The marriage is void Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C The marriage is invalid Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D The marriage is illegal Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Madras High Court in T. Siva Kumar vs Inspector of Town Police Station has taken a completely different outlook. It was held that even though a marriage contracted by a person with a female of fewer than 18 years is voidable and subsists until it is annulled by the Court, the marriage though not invalid but is also not a valid marriage in strict sense and the male does not have all the rights which would otherwise emanate from a marriage which is valid in a strict sense.

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