HARJINDER SINGH Vs. SUNITA HEER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant, Harjinder Singh, seeks by way of this appeal, setting aside of the decree of divorce, dated 03.09.2014, granted by the Additional District Judge, Jalandhar, pursuant to his judgment of even date, accepting the petition filed by the respondent herein, under Sec. 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, seeking dissolution of her marriage with the appellant.

(2.) As per the petition filed before the learned District Judge, Jalandhar, the respondent and the appellant were married to each other as per Sikh religious rites, on 15.04.2001 at the Gupta Palace, Taajpur, Jalandhar. The status of the respondent, Sunita Heer, as per her petition, is shown to be unmarried on the date that she is stated to have married the appellant and, surprisingly, even on the date of filing of the petition, she showed herself to be unmarried but showed the appellant to be married, (possibly due to a typographical error). However, as regards the appellant, he is also shown in the petition to be unmarried, prior to his marriage to the respondent.

(3.) The appellant and the respondent (hereinafter referred to collectively, when necessary, as the parties) are stated to have lived together as husband and wife and out of this wedlock, a female child was born on 14.06.2003, who at the time of filing of the petition before the learned District Judge, was living with the respondent.