https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171711 Section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 confers legitimacy on children born from void marriages through a legal fiction operating independently of the basis on which the marriage is void. Repeal of the Madras Marumakkattayam Act, 1932 did not revive prior Hindu law or validate a marriage already void under the applicable statute. The amended provision removes the earlier unequal treatment of children based on whether a marriage was void under Section 11, thereby addressing the Article 14 challenge. Legitimate status permits succession only to the property of the children's parents, and the children were entitled to inherit from their father. en-us Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:27:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171711 Section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 confers legitimacy on children born from void marriages through a legal fiction operating independently of the basis on which the marriage is void. Repeal of the Madras Marumakkattayam Act, 1932 did not revive prior Hindu law or validate a marriage already void under the applicable statute. The amended provision removes the earlier unequal treatment of children based on whether a marriage was void under Section 11, thereby addressing the Article 14 challenge. Legitimate status permits succession only to the property of the children's parents, and the children were entitled to inherit from their father. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171711