Petition of Divorce

Updated atMarch 2010

Petition of Divorce

In the Court of …………… at ……………

Matrimonial Jurisdiction

In the matter of s. 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955

In the matter of …………………………

Chitra Bhatt .................. Petitioner

versus

Anish Bhalla................... Respondent

Hema Vyas................... Co-respondent

The humble petition of …………… (full name and address)

Most Respectfully Sheweth:

  1. That at all material times the parties to proceedings were and are Hindus governed by the Hindu Marriage Act 1955.

  2. That on the ………… day of ………… your petitioner was duly married toAnish Bhallaat etc., ………… and the said marriage was solemnised according to Hindu rites and customs. (An extract from the Marriage Register or an affidavit duly attested to be filed.)

  3. That ever since the said marriage your petitioner and the said Chitra Bhatt lived together as husband and wife at ………… until the ………… day of ………… (state reasons of separation).

  4. That the following are the issues of the said marriage (state name, address, date of birth, age and sex).

  5. That on diverse occasions between ………… and ………… the respondent committed adultery with ………… at ………… against the wish of your petitioner and in spite of her protests.

  6. That your petitioner has come to know of the same on ………… and since then she has not in any manner been accessory to or connived at or condoned such adultery.

  7. (When the applicant is the wife.) That the said Anish Bhalla had married on the ……… day of ……… Sm. ………… and she is now living at …………

    Or

    That the said Anish Bhalla has, since the solemnization of the marriage, been guilty of rape (or sodomy or bestiality) on …………

  8. That there is no collusion or connivance between the parties with respect to the subject-matter of the present petition.

  9. That there were no previous proceedings between the parties relating to their marriage.

  10. The marriage was celebrated at...

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