second wife of a Hindu male

a person can not have 2 wifes at a time at a time.

a person can not legally marry to another women unless and untill taking divorce from first wife. therefore at no point of time a Hindu can have 2 lwedding wife at same time

 When the first wife is alive,  the second marriage of a hindu man is void. The children born out of such marriage are considered as illegitimate. 

If the marriage with the second wife was performed after the death of the  first wife,  then the marriage is perfectly valid and the children are legitimate.

 Yes Anish, you are right.. thanks for correcting me.

yes,,, even marriage happened or not happened , children are always valid and legitimate,, even no law can make them illegitimate,,,,, it's not their fault,, that they born with married couple or unmarried copule

 Second Marriage is void

Second wife cannot claim the title as wife...

But in case of children - all the children are legitimate and have equal right in their father's property

Dear Anish,

You may be right.

Now my question is what is the meaning of marriage?

Husband and second wife always can tell that they are married in Temple(No Eveidence of marraige) or in any other place, even if they not performed any marital formalities.

what can be the proof of denyinig their marraige?. If second marriage is illegitimate in the eye of law.. then there is now question of making it either voidable or valid,,, if childern are present from such marriage , they are the strong evidence of marriage, and they will always called Biological/Natural child of their parents. rest things are just cases of law...

under hindu laws, second wife doesnt get any right in her husband's property but by making use of domestic violence act she can claim necessary rights in the property of her husband even when she is second wife. As about children they get equal rights as that of first wife children.

i hope i made things clear to you if any more doubt please send me furter querry

these words legitimate & iegitimate are not in nerrow sense in legal fiction law recognized  only the rigths to property and succession born with the lady fristly as legally weeded and another is not but some issues there in their relation on marriage even is that the void and voidable. law provides the succession and inheritence and representation to the person only .

Children through 2ndwife are treated as that of the children through legally wedded wife. But the status of the 2nd wife is , while the 1st wife is alive during the time of marrige without the consent of first wife th e marriage is voidand she is not entitled to get any right as wife.

 the status of a second wife , when the second wife is married after the death of the first wife is nothing but wife.

" Without the consent of first wife" has no meaning. There is no such thing as consent marriage. Divorce and marry Yes.

Rest is pure conjecture.

 NO   HINDU  MALE     CAN   HAVE   TWO    WIFE.    IT   IS   ILLEGAL..