Originally posted by: mmishra1
Ignorance of Law is not an execuse... As per the Law.
lkbno1 - even if they didnt know the law (and as mmishra1 states that ignorance of law is not an excuse) -- in this case, jagat and gauri would be hard pressed to claim ignorance.
every system/procedure has a natural system of checks and balances. If the procedure is adhered to there is no scope for ignorance.
1. Jagat's name on the marriage certificate is Jagat singh. This is an imaginary fictional identity because there is no such person at all. His real name is Jagadish singh. All his bank accounts and official documents are in that name (as indicated by episode when bhairon cuts off his funds). Jagat is just a nickname given to himself. self-appointed name. He did not legally change his name by going through a procedure.
So who has gauri married? There is no connection to the singhs of jayetsar.
My real name is not tinoo. that is my nickname. Tomorrow if I go and sign documents as "tinoo"... who is tinoo? Non-existent person.
2. The marriage certificate form clearly had a column that asked "are you married, divorced, single etc."... The fictional jagat singh says he is single.
This is a lie in terms of jagadish singh. Even if he was not sure - he could have written "illegal child marriage which is null and void" -- and had the registrar's opinion on the matter. The registrar would have told him the correct position or if he didnt know told him to consult a lawyer to see if the illegal marriage is indeed null and void.
3. The court process requires a one month waiting period during which notices are put up in public places. Only if nobody challenges these notices can the marriage take place.
They bribed the peon, this one month waiting period never happened. If gauri takes her illegitimate inheritance issue to court ... then the court can backtrack to the registrar's office and dig up old records to see where the notices were put up. When they find that no notices were put up ... then her case becomes weak.
So, yes, they were uneducated about the law at the beginning... but if they had honestly followed the procedure required, and been honest about jagat's real name etc... and jagadish singh's illegal child bride a lot of things would have come to the surface at some point in the procedure or the process... and they would not have been ignorant at the time of the actual court marriage.
Gauri is married to a fictional non-existent entity. someone with a fake name and a fake identity.
