Section 15 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 15 Hindu Marriage Act 15. Divorced persons when may marry again.— When a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce and either there is no right of appeal against the decree or, if there is such a right of appeal, the time for appealing has expired without an appeal having been presented, […]
Section 17 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 17 Hindu Marriage Act 17. Punishment of bigamy.— Any marriage between two Hindus solemnized after the commencement of this Act is void if at the date of such marriage either party had a husband or wife living; and the provisions of sections 494 and 495 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860), […]
Section 18 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 18 Hindu Marriage Act 18. Punishment for contravention of certain other conditions for a Hindu marriage.— Every person who procures a marriage of himself or herself to be solemnized under this Act in contravention of the conditions specified in clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) of section 5 shall be punishable— Recommended
Section 19 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 19 Hindu Marriage Act 19. Court to which petition shall be presented.— Every petition under this Act shall be presented to the District Court within the local limits of whose ordinary original civil jurisdiction:— Recommended
Section 20 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 20 Hindu Marriage Act 20. Contents and verification of petitions.— (1) Every petition presented under this Act shall state as distinctly as the nature of the case permits the facts on which the claim to relief is founded and, except in a petition under section 11, shall also state that there is no collusion […]
Section 21 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 21 Hindu Marriage Act 21. Application of Act 5 of 1908.— Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act and to such rules as the High Court may make in this behalf, all proceedings under this Act shall be regulated, as far as may be, by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. 21A. […]
Section 22 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 22 Hindu Marriage Act 22. Proceedings to be in camera and may not be printed or published.— (1) Every proceeding under this Act shall be conducted in camera and it shall not be lawful for any person to print or publish any matter in relation to any such proceeding except a judgment of the […]
Section 23 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) – Decree in Proceedings
Section 23 Hindu Marriage Act 23. Decree in proceedings.— (1) In any proceeding under this Act, whether defended or not, if the court is satisfied that (2) Before proceeding to grant any relief under this Act, it shall be the duty of the court in the first instance, in every case where it is possible […]
Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act 24. Maintenance pendente lite and expenses of proceedings.— Where in any proceeding under this Act it appears to the court that either the wife or the husband, as the case may be, has no independent income sufficient for her or his support and the necessary expenses of the proceeding, it […]
Section 26 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA)
Section 26 Hindu Marriage Act 26. Custody of children.— In any proceeding under this Act, the court may, from time to time, pass such interim orders and make such provisions in the decree as it may deem just and proper with respect to the custody, maintenance and education of minor children, consistently with their wishes, […]