Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 , HMA Section 16(w.e.f. 27-5-1976)
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
HMA Section 16(w.e.f. 27-5-1976)
HMA Section 16(Amendment) Act, 1976
HMA Section 16 Legitimacy of children of void and voidable marriages
HMA Section 16(1) Notwithstanding that a marriage is null and void under section 11, any child of such marriage who would have been legitimate if the marriage had been valid, shall be legitimate, whether such child is born before or after the commencement of the Marriage Laws
HMA Section 16(68 of 1976) , and whether or not a decree of nullity is granted in respect of t hat marriage under this Act and whether or not the marriage is held to be void otherwise than on a petition under this Act.
HMA Section 16(2) Where a decree of nullity is granted in respect of a voidable marriage under section 12, any child begotten or conceived before the decree is made, who would have been the legitimate child of the parties to the marriage if at the date of the decree it had been dissolved instead of being annulled, shall be deemed to be their legitimate child notwithstanding the decree of nullity. 6. Proviso omitted by s.10, ibid.
HMA Section 16(3) Nothing contained in sub-section
HMA Section 16(1) or sub-section
HMA Section 16(2) shall be construed as conferring upon any child of a marriage which is null and void or which is annulled by a decree of nullity under section 12, any rights in or to the property of any person, oth er than the parents, in any case where, but for the passing of this Act, such child would have been incapable of possessing or acquiring any such rights by reason of his not being the legitimate child of his parents.]