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amit (student)     02 November 2012

Nulity of marriage

Following r the facts of the cases. plz give me decided cases in regard of this

kiran arora has passed her MBBS from medical college on feb 20,2001. a proposal for her marriage was made through their neighbour sh Jai. he told them that the boy has passed his mba from commerce dept GNDU amritsar & is employed as executive in a big concern at chandigarh. the same was affirmed by the brother in law of the boy. the girl gave her consent in the representation & they got married on March,01.
AFTER TWO MONTHS of their marriage the wife came to know that her husband had passed BA with diploma in business mgt & was undergoing trainig in factory.

So she field the petition for nullity of marriage u/s 12(1) of hindu marriage act ..


me is on the boy side

plz help me ,with cited judgements... its urgent.. 



 3 Replies

Chetan Joshi (Advisory/Advocacy)     02 November 2012

Did she file the petiton now....

 

The petiton under sec 12 needs to be filed within 1 year from the discovery of fraud....

 

Thanx..

JANAK RAJ VATSA (ADVOCATE)     07 November 2012

why such a delayed reaction ?

Shantanu Wavhal (Worker)     07 November 2012

 

how can sec. 12 (1) be applicable to the facts stated ?

 

 

 

12.       Void able marriages

(1)       Any marriage solemnized, whether before of after the commencement of this Act, shall be voidable and maybe annulled by a decree of nullity on any of the following grounds, namely.-

1[(a)     that the marriage has not been consummated owing to the impotence of the respondent ; or]

(b)       that the  marriage is in contravention of the condition specified in clause (ii) of section 5;or

(b)               that the consent of the petitioner, or where the consent of he guardian in  marriage of the petitioner 2[was required under section 5 it stood immediately before the commencement of the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Act, 1978(2 of 1978)], the consent of such guardian was obtained by force 3[or by fraud as to the nature of the ceremony or as to any material fact or  circumstance concerning the respondent ] ;or

(d)       that the respondent was at the time of the marriage pregnant by  some person other than the petitioner.

(2)       Notwithstanding anything contained in sub section(1), no petition  annulling a marriage-

(a)       on the ground specified in clause (c) of sub section(1), shall be entertained if -

(i)        the petition is presented more than one year after the force had ceased to operate or, as the case may be, the  fraud had been discovered ;or

(ii)       the petitioner has, with his or her full consent, lived with the other party to the  marriage as husband or wife after the  force had ceased to operate or, as the case may be the fraud had been discovered.

(b)       on the  ground special in clause (d) of sub-section (1) shall be entertained unless the  court is satisfied-

(i)        that the  petitioner was at the  time of marriage ignorant of the facts alleged.;

(ii)               that proceedings have been instituted in the case of a marriage solemnized before the commencement of this Act within one year of such commencement and in the case of marriage solemnized after such commencement within one year from the date of the marriage; and

(iii)             that marital intercourse with the consent of the petitioner has not taken place since the discovery by the petitioner of the existence of  4[the said ground]


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