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Laws | Act # |the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
“Modi’s was a child marriage” – Latest news item
What is the marriageable age in India?
As per Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, the marriageable age for the bridegroom 21 years and for the bride it is 18 years.
Modi was born in 1950 and got engaged in 1963; married in 1968 (when he was 18 years); so, Modi’s is a child marriage.
Is their marriage void?
Marriage is voidable and not void. Marriage will become valid if no steps are taken by such “child” (in this case Modi or Jashodaben) seeking declaration or marriage as void. Hence, their marriage is valid as on date.
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Modi’s Wife
This was the first time that Modi acknowledged that he is married in his poll affidavit filed in Vadodara for LokSabha elections, 2014. During assembly elections in the past, Modi left the column of spouse blank.
What made him to acknowledge this fact now?
Supreme Court Judgment dated 13th September, 2013 in case of Resurgence India Vs. Election Commission of India and
The subsequent Order No. 576 dated 30th September, 2013 of Election of Commission of India; forced Modi to declare his spouse information in the affidavit.
The Court held that the voter has the elementary right to know full particulars of a candidate who is to represent him in the Parliament/Assemblies.
The Order of Election Commission said that “if a candidate fails to fill the blanks, the nomination paper will be liable to be rejected by the Returning Officer at the time of scrutiny of nomination papers
