MAR GREGORIOS cOLLEGE OF LAW Mar

Ivanios Vidya Nagar, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram -695 015

ASSIGNMENT

FAMILY LAW I

TOPIC: Matrimonial Reliefs under Special

Marriage Act, 1954.

Submitted To Submitted By
Shinu S. Chandran Name: Merlin
Assistant Professor B.B.A.LLB. Mar

Gregorios College of Law IV Semester

Thiruvananthapuram -15 Roll No. 36

Date: 5.01.2020
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S o Conunms g No
Iwioduoion 5

Nllly o Maaage
3 Mod Mauoges -8

5
PRe-Manag TAnA
Fhaud oc Il-12
Lmpoten 13- 4
DAwo (5 19
betn lears aujen 20
Rutuiony aRugkl 21
Judnial Sepeadion 22
Conau On 23
1 24
 ABLE CASES
CANA Page
1hiam V laylea MR 1152 12
12
CVC 14 2 aw Reutuw 2
3 mana V. Layyabodi 196q
LAxo V a buLal 1973
MV S (163 Ken L1 315 1A
ubiama V hasuate 1996 16
 INTRODUCT1eN
lhe peuial MaaRioge At deal uih
n lea- CaRte ond inlka Aelugion maaioge
1he peual Masuane A t j pecial lau
enauted to paouideaa uni9pe
enate
m ot
MAA9 by Regsttaien whstin e Rastis
oemaiage do nat haue Aensunce
i igion hie At appue to all
Tndan tau Oxtupt o m u & Kashma
1hu A amlur not onl io LadLan cdtiZen2
wo belond to dloent case Ond ugoni
but also o 1ndian nalionals uho e
abhoad
L e phusent eaa howeu, maAiage
shot o ConUtact entued inte y Two
nolhun
nothung
uho haue he Capacy to enter intointo
pesp
Centautt and One hat c a b e iaminate
ee
at uill &ubut o Ctain lendtont t
Condlionu hhat 0e Calle malimonial
eles. n a pesona wnel, One has to
e Called 'matrmoral
9uuon uwhuy A haLe
1t ubecause hese measae
Aules
Jnoduucee to e n d u l h a t An Cad4e
ber
takn a whong t w n , lhe
Ah
MnDcemt paaly olwayt
ha a oldionolion
uhat dei piouiont do
exauk
 OaagR s Seen as an ingtilution Pople
phomule o pen
dung o ulp- Lunme wilw each otea, 0 a t lua
Ai weal e case 0cent me But ese
0e bole e e yesa lart tutlen pamly
at ue Coe
ataimonual Kelek u a dDie Bat
OAiCally dialk wlh hu diheunt owtion
availab 1 a e n who past o
uusaate masauo4e . Maslioge Maybe a SaCled

Unu@n
wan no weman, but at Suel no
uAR hYman Ond umoym e nCapable
Jowns IgkhoUnhapPr Marubya a
eually unduisablu nd o u a blueding
Round do deunguent chuldaun 1u, indead
oh iwng i l e d d Regiet and
Umo e

hay Ca out aply do Au Mautal Rughte

A Can liue deyolatulg Ond
o be Auinlutus cr
l &&l want do Coniinue and
Ahat alo du not wDAk, Aey Co go k a
diuonu which u Je inal phion One
oiuoaced, e paats e mo longe bound lhy
hital uul h hu ahubmuion On he
epkionaMas giuen ko o paataushated by
he her malage und peunl Marluge At
954
 Nulty ok Mouage
CEnep o0 maluage beng
nul om y aLgniun O beng
Onnulled hulbkeunt o e touut uhuck
exu Sea Jui Sdicon Oui aet a
eay
maaluage, u a
COnuept o Cengt ongm m
e a eclehastial Couts
deuun hat maaAiageunS not Aegamded a
tLaid
Cn&wmdd atur haue net beume One
eahy by derual inteuoukLe, nd mAe Nolluy
One oh he pORu uULas UmpolEnt and
Ahoene unablu to Conummale th Maaage
hlauked e Cangey to maat huiha
annulun a ueidalole maag l a gen
uspeciue elt uoidun tetcldasual
mauage lal i k l Waul L u
O Meues, Ln Chses mla lo the aloou
Ae MaAna waL daslaed Weid ab Aniuo
Sue anuonGleend unAeshained Dou
n h e handt ch ulgoun leasea
o d e lhalaeu Weid and loastarez
u waL a Cause a heal (oncwn
eRet lub.t s also unda -
tooe Aal a a 9eneal unaple Mud e
aldly CouldLe qusloned or by Partus
amaaaqe
 oid Maxiaes
A maAiage which a i u On nuount
Alee Laut hat postu haue no Capay
o
oh
haue n dut MAue
o MAy
wwduon h uquiSit ule ndd oYm
Onutd omadje uch a maa u a
mudnomU a adiction and u Wed- ab-
Unulie he Mential eatue oh uch a
aug0
ma mo l a conseauncaa
at
e m t , io no uah and ablgaten
0u
u m ab fthov on a uetd ymao
a deL
a deou
nulluy nt mUcikay04
muely aku a
hudical duuson ala
C a s t nf
gat'

Hound Voad Mlauafs

oAmuoLAg poamed un
uusd
wielation oasolute ampedimentu
a maa
Und pual Marage At,
eid n e ollewinq ohounl: O

l a vv LaXni, l168 All J 683

2 dion 4
E u a paa has aspouse iung at
mne mauage
Khu Jpoa ual ak ie me eMal
Jn Capable w n 4 a Waud censen

Censequtnte omdounonss eind

Pasdias wwe uehin -he desi a piohubile
ulaionship
l e uspOnden wa inpotet at the ume o
the unsidution cl dhe Sut
* \he bkid uad belao \& ytaAl in age and

0
Aeume Miage
hue PLounds do nae pply to masliagu
agultd undur Ae Jet lesshalion
hweu mabe Canelled on louun

*Ma0age u bigamas
ual a iduet /lunat.i at te
+eus paaliy
unme omaillage
No ualid Cthemo0ng emuliage ual pe
ned bekuueen Ae Pattis
*O he Partus bot we Und

Paaks 0se lhin u digli

PAahub.tedl AelationdkipP
 oicl able a
A masliage i one uhichh u ualid
AUnut t aetd tCan be Cusihed
potiton lby elka tasy to maalnge
tuelals tnAtiont a.s ko make
Aiage wald ndus poua Muiag ht

houndi:
Non ohAummatuem oMAAIia g n account
ohulul 9uual o lke uupehdent lo do o.
he-mkuioge Phugtan oheapondent
uhich potttonuv ual ut he Cause
nmd o which u pelutene wa at the
kinne naiage noant and matal
JnlwCauA had net kaken Place h nuent
o ikonu
ekken:AL tbnAen was obBainud by 0ue
t , yoided Mat he etton
ddnotae uh he hepondent a hud band
o e at e dusuoutuy aud o
cUMakion oce aMa pAruided uidev
at hw pehto uas paented ulhin tne
pa
usabion doue
 - MaLage
R maasage Vaagnany a ghound tor
Gt dab aAiag wnder SMAS
n t i a l Mat all Ahe Conddlion uut le
ualus buhere a pallony Lan b led
Keppondint a Regnant al um o

e
betuhen&
Vaiimu a s mot uuase ahupendents
OALanou ut ue ume i a ge
Peition Must be 1uuentd uiulun done
ca alid9e unde MA
o Maskal enose Mould ke lac
wll ent o ue petton alt
he had Xnoun
wlePn
EE t woyun nchak Juou the MaslLage
He
Oond e had daluned an iug{bimai chill,
wnehuLl uAot
MAag Coulantlee aueid
aaund onaulomenk o Makige

3Sedion 12 () (A)
AIR 1961 Punj 522
-2 A) dsjeet v. Raj Kumar,

10
 hCud
u gfeund udet e liam haud. and
Boady,
oRc The JMA 1954 se ErwoAdL Corcion
1e Atquuumenli ar
nd aud
Cmsont h e peihont wal ablained by
aud o coucion
Potikion mut be PAusenltd uihun One yea
the diStauerya 0ud ot cesaben "o
Coeuem
+Pettienma tuut met haue ued wil the
Aupondunt, au hugband a uale,04 he Ca
oa
maylot,a ( tue dicoutly eh Raaud
CEsaten 0 Cettuen
doce
FoMce in hu tntert daunt mean

maely phybicab sace t allo includu nmental

agon 0nd kestuo nguth auuhoilus lay
agon
den hat whaltueA tuung lb
Yome mluwal

wLLaknu und o On augunl o ome eah

eniutained uakonabl unseaknahly
uhhu
aCae
wwll Cumtunt o duaeS aLn Sueh
tal enient h u ukat Coeition
Aut u o
5
uanswnd e SMA

H , (1954) P 258
5H v.
 RAUD
Meanl &uluatw Sand
1t basically
Covcun&taomce M o 3how a n t o Aeal
ConAent ko maia e man oluMenk hae
deceal t u a ucall elemenk pn
malal aulakio uun
aula tull alle he
elae
asudn4 audulenk

hivam V Taylar a Case uhuu the paius

wtnt Aoug wul a marliage Cumm
hewgh he husbond had no ntenon to nugad
a heal masuage

CVC iacose uuhtre we malied

uutoand n e loneu belek hat he
wws wull Rrrwm b e r Laled Mlks

ancealmemt ok diuease
Amasnalk V Layyabat. " is a tasl uheae Lnnea
n.ent enuAa dsae leal lo nulliln Matiue
MR Puny at
1952
C942) Nw Zealond aw Reuieo 35-+1n
8 MR 1151 Cal 19
 LMPOTENC nmpolinu mean
ealhea &pow bo cosumaale the
inab.luly
asuo c a n alsó takn the oit o
wilul apu8al o CmsumMate nd
the SMA", ths hound AundeiA ihe Mailage

uul and weid; he equaemint wo-old

ReApondtnt las mpottnU at the ume
UAiase

Comtinued o b o tll t Piuentation

Pettion
3lomaa, the wue o cnaa.cepkiut post8 mo Haeat,
OUnd he use eA Such mealuies l l not lual
s d u b i o n omOnLOnSuummation md
henke Umpo lenu wus, men- Con&umniation
Osuch hot ROLLnd o Weidng MAAuage
nwa dhe nen-Conkuunumotio aeiule

o iDoktnty
he peAon'3 t l lead lo a valu
gheund oa nullil e Resson o te
NoLonbummatucow Cn be houeus be uro
tSe

2to Chamon V. u p a ,AMR 1166 JOk 68

13
 YSICAL MPOMENC
Malonalonk o
BAcuRal delws n dhe ongant censitate
hica mpolinc nMv.S", AA
Juuik who wwas Mel n a poiuonko haue
erual natoua aucaunt a liuctant
uauinmationa wdwwwnt a uigiy as a
eAulk which he be con caräole ot
CnAummaton h uwa uld a t due wise
MAuDoducula CA 0s net impo tent
Lax V babulal 12, a Jwte uuho haol
ho Wogna was 9wn a dioual waguna
kuro 0nd halinth at was held Aat
Aru oudn'k Cu h impelen 1t ub-
dte a
thu Aetu ackat u importcunt and not
xnm
axenb o8abaloctionw gauned by dh
sth paty a uto Auetiontd
3CHOLDS1LAL 1M POTENNCY
uhen a peisen l o a om a piy
Chale ical moaal upulsiOn upu gnacy lotualds
a c k , tun Pouon Can be daud lo be
18schobep cally potet
Ciu) AMR 1688Kr LT 315
) AMe19 23 a 89
 NORCE
Mahimonial Jaa udalaj to diuorce
Ouwwddpation i n ndua hau been oakly
Ankwumwd by e kngush nluamenual lauo
ViL h MabuMmul CauAe A, 1864
w nduam Maummua Lau haAue deAely
plo Uuda kue duls Prven and ha buult
odu hak dlosely ollao Ae brlsh Md

hpecul Maing At,1954 a amendel

wdu Ahe Maskioa Lawa
1916
(Chmendent) At
ucsmusA
o wndu diuore13

eAdulli
w o pa dawton
0
*Rupondint udagon Seninte
ouuptukonmenb o leuun eaku
O mele an alna wde
L0C, 186o
Chuly
Leneal dusease fLe paot
umpkuen Death
nuSable Sandy
 AAlay
UnA Mu SMA, M54 te
hound a adulluy ha bun oaded Au
" heaponlent ha aui theolemn-
jHakim ho Tmauuge had wolwntosy

Aham hu h dpou..".
A e hA uuwused auliy
ksekas am o n e OUd mo &ddii@nal

eonhat ohe phoued in da lo ebttun

T awbiomma V0asaAtuatdhe Cout abies

wd,d nunulahd poMOm u kound
oonytilh a youg u ala d-ight
in hea budAoom n actual Phhca uxla
NA , unu hul e e exrllaAtLeN
onkcomin ko hat which u (mokble

o Ouo co daw
ewncekhat Coww
wwt be hat uD Cu emmalnCn
0ck adullay koauu

14 1996) MLJ 263

15 e Ca o CcngLond v. englond (1952) 2 All
ER 184, o u d a Urnaadictoay ieuo
 Sulen a1 1) oh the Speua
Maloge Att 195h dialu i l h wrlion
,

The Seuhon
a gRsUnd do dincAc
Auauaen a poied d akluaat uwD e
taaal
s

cendUlion o a dutlae
dusentiom 04 a phe-
iuote planaion to olause ()
he

S 1 h e SMA":Desuuen o he
Petikont ytht l parly o he Malinge
tuuilheut ftalOnablu ca oma wihaut
ny
Ahe C6ent a 0ganit he shes oSue asly
0nd Antudus Auitul meglut o hu petkonmei

ly Ahe ola Pauty mailiage and s

h aunmakcal vhicukonk lad uali explusions."

Unduihe SM, Cauwlly & hound do

bo diuo d
Juoiual depeAation u
Seauwdsand 31 fupetiuply auuun
nblauks
dekunion ha bean phandid
Inteulunal ond Malcious
tOnaA
ineerd menial ti phybicab Sukfn
On i u u n Cuaus

16 BLacks Lao Dictionalsy, 1t Ean 2o01 ak P.511

BLakt Law Diconaip, 1 VAn Aooq at 434
 nsoUl qRound al insanuy undea
he SA has been medks Jy tu Anundment

Aka19H6
Respondent has beenn nuuAalolt ouwscund
O
und uuun Cuunubu
O has been
JntermittlyAm mental disoAdA h uch
aund and touch an extent that Ae
pekikon CanAt easonably he expeuted o
e w he uwpondent.
Eanauen toA clawse
e exNausion mental dsOdes" Mean
wuntal n k Ated O9 nCwpleli
dL Druns mund, Pyche palue cdlus @ds
C Gnuy hus CsCudur dwaloulj
18
omend
Ond dudu soizophienwa
e exAUmon"pychopahie dus 0Ides "means
sistom dsodn dwoblg o mund
which huuu i oonehmally ghuine @9u
iby
poneble
ponvseblu comdut o aut ot
eobo paxty and whuMhua i et
equu i Suscepkblu to medica
.19
uaXmen
iClause Ca) o btion t ,Mental Huall Aet, l151
Claut (4) emt, Mentl Reall Ak, l151
 5 Lo8
gound al Leploser u
Ceueel by Sulo- daun () e Clauie) ob
lu 6 a u l Mane t , t154
tien, h il
dkoinau inn he wodng o qKound
At and
olupkoly InMe Aandu Maslian
A MA
Aus " t pondont ha beer utoun
om lupe dee k haund been
LOntsadi e m te Petitones"
Mloue wnd Aw MA en Aoe Ao
necial Calukicatons o Jepi any ype ot
epewill be a ound k diueru
hudictalkperatuon

us paxtcula eund u Cnuned undr

ap-c (6) daue (1) Seeon 26
Souy
auyt RupOndenk ha bten stung
en wnla d.kast In mmunCable -oa
1 to h ndil hat or he duscan lo
be alid rund fos diioAu o uducual
a lommunicableim
ealuenak ust be un

a u o kubntdtl uat a wiulent endeal

Cuua u alo ommunicable nd henu
lomia
uu hin u delinauen SMA
SENEN EARS MSonl MeNT
a 9 o u n d only uuncua some t h e
eona lo n neia nda MA
eund una u
pondent u wncluigoing a denlenCe

i n c d e s a l y Stali hat he Peoon

an
huwdb punAhed doue yeai
olen OoA dnad und PC Oy t
od sus hu pit- tmdiiin wll t a
walid awnd ju diuehc

Wis faul hunds tViueice

apebrdom ,&nd bestiallg
0R eaal eund which Ony l e
CD alaud uidu dmA h hownd
unsAus Aat Ahe husband Kas, una
lemitauon ah dhe MJiage , bten
uila lape domy and betalily."
Rare Cuminal oflena Undus
yuluon 315 1Pc deny and bistal;
ae Lsa a AnAatuaal akona wnd
Scokin 3 11 nduan Pend Cete, IP6o

20 deduonv 27 () )
20
 Kestom ugalkb
The Conap ok alton eh nual aig
hous t sots theo Aa ax ine
maioa, p a t e o he masag hane
Rink Jo enoy eoch otheas (rnSontum o
CO pom
Aashab.t

o ths semid A o back o deudal Englond

whuw masinp was COnAidudd d iopeLy
dual and Ahe J u was Saen a4 Pask he
dhe
mam 3 AmOn ike aul ater chcte wa8
S a n e idua hat was nGoduted into
he Biduh tolons intdudung Tnvdia in ndic
Con 8ku tutd y atachnnt ok dhe
upondnks piepay
ucken a2 e SMA , 1954
teuo h sund khustulutm ok mousal Aihg
trplonuon Aouduwkuu a qution aAs
uuhdha Ahau has buwn Jusonable au ton luldaa
H undun o0oun
heaxnalble tue hall én u Don wwh hhas
wwlAauw kiom e huely. "

Ai Odr ,Rule 32,Ciul Phoedu Code, 898

 Judioia Sepeiatuor
oen wemed dhe
ueioal Sapeation
wseeu in Commpaukon wulw dinoite Strce
lecuwuw
lead to
Odunoudy, uduein 6eperoion may
a d dinoh imupoitant
Jucliotion

kaauo.g mo Matte wkat peseal

auw (oM undov, o enune hht he
enu ndo he hip a r
huerdi uho
thu e a c h thuv Aiagh huck hur
h Rardieulas Hs
hnuntuon ok phsgungq
pastuas uli t o u th pantun On
doenc and
op.on o sut ahcl hur
h naiaq (nothe (ttumpt
poMb hue CAnv
dous nob uwik, u n he podiun
duic
w wul arurl o
he heund ko Judicial Seperatuon
J u n c u r J OMA
oult
the S0me aA ihe eault
Dund dudo daul huu u hauewe
eme dpeual aund Aut has bien n cuded
it A diou Jr utulion th (mugal righs
hos ob latCmmpiud wun w
ound
undov
haw Oun dualt uw i n dutad
 CONCLUSIoN
he wy puapo tMouagu m to uAu
Juqally l a dawn hat th ually
tddud Couplu nuuut liue tstoh euahtut
h Auu haung louwuu and paiond
om CAs,MAAfMonia ugn3
qc denud oi duupulin taKa Nlacu du b
huundustandung Gndiloent atdu
butuLen he huuband and usu In kuuh lasa,
ko PArude uubodhe oglfunud Apouse
Ctain Maumsnia humudnu 0e incotoilis

Me pecial MAROAU At bosucally

dualu tuul the denk udionu uaualole
aowAimm Onth po 0usliny
may t Rlu
he om
petuona
durtce
he upondint in a ouuduna ko
Kuttulkm t
u d u c a &unuvaum
0
UNUu C gha nkappy masliageu
undebiable and c abRedung aund
oially
Je deinguwnt childhun h , nulead
henease
Jiung 0a e u L d uuu Aeat cund
may hoie
o Pat uways
pouu
 BIBLIOGRAPY
Btrpks
Kama Puluhun, Speil Maiage
AE, 195+. Lawmann's,Jan EANAol

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