Family law

The Special Marriage Act, 1954, provides a civil form of marriage for any two people in India, specifically facilitating marriages between inter-religion and inter-caste couples. Option B is incorrect because the Act was specifically designed to allow marriages outside of traditional religious personal laws, meaning couples do not need to share the same religion.

Mutual consent is a legally recognized ground for divorce under personal laws, allowing couples to jointly petition for dissolution when they cannot live together. Option B is incorrect because minor personal lifestyle choices, such as dietary disagreements, do not constitute valid legal grounds for divorce.

Section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, establishes the minimum age of marriage as 18 years for the bride and 21 years for the groom. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.

• !Option C is incorrect because 21 is the minimum age requirement for the male partner, not the bride.
• !Option B is incorrect because minor personal lifestyle choices, such as dietary disagreements, do not constitute valid legal grounds for divorce.
• !It is not a divorce settlement, making Option D incorrect, as Mehr is an essential element of the marriage contract itself rather than a post-divorce arrangement.
• !Option B is incorrect because the Act was specifically designed to allow marriages outside of traditional religious personal laws, meaning couples do not need to share the same religion.

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