Question

DIRECTIONS: (Qs. 92-97)Given below/ a statement of principle followed by a failual situation. Apply the principle to the faile given below and dselect the most appropriate answer
Principle One of the essential conditions for a marriage between any two persons to be solemnised under the Special MarriageAct 1954 is that at the time of the marriage tht male has completed the age of twenty-one years and the female the age of eighteer years. If the said condition is not fulfilled such a marriage is null and void.
Facts 'A', a male aged twenty-two year, proposes to many B', a female aged sixteer years, at Delhi in the month of June 2014 under the Special MarriageAct, 1954.

• A. Marriage between 'A' and 'B' can be legally solemnised under the Special Marriage Act 1954
• B. Marriage between 'A' and 'B' cannot be legally solemnised under the Special Marriage Act, 1954
• C. Marriage between 'A' and 'B' can remain valid for A under the Special Marriage Act, 1954
• D. None of the above is correct

Answer 1

The correct option is B Marriage between 'A' and 'B' cannot be legally solemnised under the Special Marriage Act, 1954

According to the principle given here and the provisions of the Special MarriageAct 1954, essential condition for a marriage between any two persons is that at the time of the marriage the male has completed the age of 21 yr and female the age of 18 yr. However, in this case, the marriage is null and void because the female is 16 yr old, so the marriage cannot be legally solemnized.