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A Hindu wife files a petition against her husband for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce. Immediately after service of summons of the petition and before the filing of written statement the defendant files an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act for reference to arbitration in accordance with the arbitration clause in a Settlement Agreement signed by the parties when on an earlier occasion police complaints were made against each other. The wife admits the Arbitration Agreement which encompasses all disputes and differences of any kind between the parties. The Court shall:

Correct Answer: Dismiss the application and proceed with the petition

In a suit for specific performance of an Agreement of Sale of immovable property the defendant along with his written statement files an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act for referring the parties to arbitration in accordance with arbitration clause contained in the Agreement to Sell. The plaintiff admits the existence of the arbitration clause as well as that the subject matter of suit is subject matter of such arbitration clause. The Court shall:

Which of the following statements regarding powers granted under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, are correct?1. The application under Section 8 may be filed before the Arbitrator.
2. Section 8 is an instance of the least judicial intervention when there is an arbitration agreement between the parties.
3. When an application under Section 8 is filed before the court, the proceedings before the Arbitrator are stayed.
4. The application under Section 8 shall not be entertained unless it is accompanied by the original arbitration agreement.
Select the correct answer using the given below:

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Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding the Special Marriage Act, 1954
1. A marriage shall be null and void if one of the parties to the marriage is impotent at the time of marriage and at the time of institution of suit
2. One of the conditions for marrying under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 is that the male must have completed the age of 21 years and the female the age of 18 years
3. Any marriage celebrated in other forms may be registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and both the parties must have completed 21 years of age at the time of registration
4. A divorce petition may be filed if the respondent is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for seven years or more for an offence under IPC (Indian Penal Code)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Consider the following propositions:
1. A void marriage remains valid until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent court.
2. A void marriage is never a valid marriage and there is no necessity of any decree annulling it.
3. A voidable marriage remains valid until a decree annulling it has been passed by a competent court.
4. Children born out of void marriage will get legal protection under section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on the basis of decree of nullity of such marriage.
Choose the correct option from below:

W, a married woman lived with her husband, along with a six month old baby, but her life was miserable as her husband frequently used to beat her. She wanted to go to her pursued but her husband threatened to beat her if she dares to do so. But one day when W was missing the husband perused her and found that she was going to her parents with the baby. When W turned around and found her husband running towards her, panic stricken she along with the baby jumped into a well. The baby died but she survived. She was prosecuted for the death of the baby. What offence if any has been committed by her?

Which among the following are covered within 'Arbitration Agreement' as per Section 7 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996?
1. Oral agreement.
2. It may be in the form of a separate agreement.
3. Agreement by parties to submit the disputes which have arisen.
4. Agreement by parties to submit the disputes which may arise.
Select the correct answer using the given below.

A (a 25 year old man) was B's (a 23 year old woman) neighbour. He fell in love with her and wanted to ask her to enter into a relationship with him. He sent her a number of text messages proclaiming his love for her. She did not respond to his overtures. On November 18, 2013, A went to B's house and told her that he was in love with her, and wanted to marry her. She told him that she was not interested and asked him to leave. A believed that B was only playing hard to get, and if he persisted, she would change her mind. On November 25, 2013, when B was returning home from her workplace, A met her again and proclaimed his love for her again. She again told him that she was not interested, and threatened to complain to the police. In spite of this, a week later, when B was leaving for work, she noticed that A was waiting outside her house, with a bouquet of flowers, and he tried to give her the flowers. B ignored him once again, and went to the police station to complain about A's acts. Under what Section of the Indian Penal Code should the police register the FIR (First Information Report)

Under section 89 the court shall formulate the terms of settlement and give them to the parties for their observations and after receiving the observations of the parties, the court may reformulate the terms of possible settlement and the same for:
1. Arbitration
2. Conciliation
3. Judicial settlement including settlement through Lok Adalat
4. Mediation

Propositions are
1. Second marriage performed on the basis of presumption of death without getting a decree of divorce, shall be valid if the missing spouse appears.
2. Second marriage performed as the basis of presumption of death without getting a decree of divorce, shall be voidable on the appearance of nursing spouse.
3. Second marriage performed as the basisof presumption of death without getting a decree of divorce shall be void on appearance of the missing spouse.
In reference to the aforesaid proposition which is the following is true