Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Partition Suit: Marriage of Plaintiff with Deceased Hanumanthappa Held Valid Despite Age Dispute and Lack of Ceremonies. The Court held that the age requirement for marriage under Section 5(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is directory, not mandatory, and the marriage was sufficiently proved through evidence.
15 Nov 2019The case involves a partition suit filed by Sujathamma claiming a share in the ancestral property of Sonnappa as the wife of his deceased son, Hanuman...






