Section 20 of Hindu Marriage Act 1955: Contents and verification of petitions
Contents and verification of petitions Hindu Marriage Act 1955
20. Contents and verification of Petitions.-(1) Every petition presented under
this Act shall state as distinctly as the nature of the case permits the facts on which
the claims to relief is founded 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.