Question

Under Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the divorced person, to marry again ...........

• A. may marry immediately thereafter without the leave of the court as a matter of right.
• B. None of these.
• C. have to wait for a period of one year from the date of the decree.
• D. have to wait for a period of six months from the date of the decree.

Hint:

Under Section 15, remarriage is permitted once the divorce decree is final and no appeal is pending. There is no need to wait or seek court approval.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
Section 15 deals with the remarriage of divorced persons. It states that once a marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce and there is no right of appeal, or the time for appeal has expired without an appeal being presented, or an appeal has been dismissed, either party is free to marry again.
Step 2: Key point.
The law does not impose any mandatory waiting period once the decree becomes final and binding. The divorced person can marry again as a matter of right without seeking the court’s permission.
Step 3: Analysis of options.
(A) Correct — Once the decree of divorce becomes final, the individual may remarry immediately.
(B) Incorrect — The Act clearly permits remarriage; hence, “None of these” is wrong.
(C) Incorrect — There is no one-year waiting period mentioned under Section 15.
(D) Incorrect — Six months waiting applies in other contexts (like Section 13B for mutual consent divorce), not here.
Step 4: Conclusion.
Thus, the correct answer is (A). The person may remarry immediately after the decree becomes final.