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Void Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act by Partha Pratim Das is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 recognizes certain marriages as void, meaning they have no legal existence from the outset. A marriage is declared void if it violates conditions such as bigamy, prohibited degrees of relationship, or sapinda relationships as outlined in Section 5 and Section 11. Despite being void, children born from such unions are deemed legitimate under Section 16 of the Act.

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Partha Pratim Das

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