BHARAT SINGH RATHOR Vs. SHEENA KANWAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Appellant has filed this appeal challenging order dated 26.09.2019 passed by the Family Court, Ajmer (hereinafter referred to as 'the trial court').

(2.) Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the trial court has erred in dismissing the petition filed by the appellant for annulment of his marriage merely on the ground of limitation.

(3.) Appellant had got married to the respondent on 19.04.2013. It is the case of the appellant that he was aged about 17 years and 10 months at the time of his marriage, whereas, the respondent was aged about 14 years. Since both the appellant as well as the respondent were minor at the time of their marriage, the same was liable to be annulled. Appellant had been forced to marry the respondent on the date of marriage of his elder brother, Bhawani Singh with Pooja, younger sister of the respondent.