Section 32
Contents and verification of petitions.
The Special Marriage Act, 1954
About this Act
An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce.
(1) Every petition under Chapter V or Chapter VI shall
state, as distinctly as the nature of the case permits the facts on which the claim to relief is founded, and
shall also state that there is no collusion between, the petitioner and the other party to the marriage.
(2) The statements contained in every such petition 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.
(2) The statements contained in every such petition 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.