A Hindu husband and wife did not have cordial relations and were living separately The wife along wi...........

A Hindu husband and wife did not have cordial relations, and were living separately. The wife, along with her parents, arranged to perform marriage of her adult daughter. The father filed an objection stating that as the natural guardian he alone had the legal right to perform the ceremonies of marriage including the ‘Kanyadan’ ceremony. He sought a declaration to that effect and also a permanent injunction restraining the mother and her parents from performing any ceremony in connection with the marriage of their adult daughter. Decide.    (5 marks)