BHAGAWATI PRASAD BANERJEE, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal filed by the appellant/ petitioner, who, filed a petition under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act praying for a declaration that there was no marriage between her and the respondent under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956 and that the purported registration under Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act dated 26th December, 1987 was a nullity. The Suit filed by her was dismissed by the learned District Judge, 13th Court, Alipore by an order and Judgment dated 19th January, 1990 passed in Matrimonial Suit No. 19 of 1988:

( 2 ) THE case of the appellant/petitioner in short may be stated as follows : the appellant was a student of B. A. Class in Vidyasagar College, Calcutta and the respondent was also a student of B. Sc Class in the said College and that during their study. in the said College, the appellant/petitioner and the respondent developed, a friendly relation between them and that the appellant/petitioner mixed with the respondent in free mind while the respondent cherished a desire to marry the petitioner. The parents of the appellant/petitioner arranged for her marriage and the date for blessing ceremony (Ashirbad) was fixed o

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