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NULLITY OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

Section 15: Divorced persons when may marry again

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

When a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce and either there is no right of appeal against the decree or, if there is such a right of appeal, the time for appealing has expired without an appeal having been presented, or an appeal has been presented but has been dismissed, it shall be lawful for either party to the marriage to marry again.

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Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Proviso omitted by s.10, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-5-1976).

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  1. 1. Where a decree of divorce is appealable, Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 makes it lawful for either party to marry again once:

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