Question

Given below is a statement of principle followed by a failual situation. Apply the principle to the file  given below and select the most appropriate answer 

Principle: One of the essential conditions for a marriage between any two persons to be solemnised under the Special Marriage Act 1954 is that at the time of the marriage that male has completed the age of twenty-one years and the female the age of eighteen years. If the said condition is not fulfilled such a marriage is null and void.

Facts: 'A', a male aged twenty-two years, proposes to marry 'B', a female aged sixteen years, at Delhi in the month of June 2014 under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.

विकल्प

• Marriage between 'A' and 'B' can be legally solemnised under the Special Marriage Act 1954

• Marriage between 'A' and 'B' cannot be legally  solemnised under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 

• Marriage between 'A' and 'B' can remain valid for A under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 

• None of the above is correct

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

According to the principle given here and the provisions of the Special Marriage Act 1954, the 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.