Hindu Marriage Act Section 20 — Contents and verification of petitions

General

Summary

Every petition filed under this Act must clearly state the facts that support the claim for relief, as far as the nature of the case allows. Except in a petition for declaring a marriage null and void under section 11, the petition must also state that there is no collusion between the petitioner and the other spouse. The statements in the petition must be verified by the petitioner or another competent person in the same way that legal plaints are verified, and these verified statements may be used as evidence during the hearing.

Official Text

(1) Every petition presented under this Act shall state as distinctly as the nature of the case permits the facts on which the claim to relief is founded 7[and, except in a petition under section 11, shall also state] that there is no collusion between the petitioner and the other party to the marriage.

(2) The statements contained in every petition under this Act shall be verified by the petitioner or some other competent person in the manner required by law for the verification of plaints, and may, at the hearing, be referred to as evidence.