( 1 ) THIS is a petition filed by Smt. Kanchan Bedi and her son master Aman Bedi born on 1. 7. 2000 alleging that Smt. Kanchan Bedi was married to Shri Gurpreet Singh Bedi, the Defendant herein, on 22. 9. 1999 at Gurudwara hemkunt Saheb. The husband, Shri Gurpreet Singh Bedi Defendant No. 1 and plaintiff No. 1 are stated to have come back to Delhi on 27. 9. 1999 and to have started residing together at AG-557-D, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi. The Defendant has denied that any marriage has taken place between him and Smt. Kanchan; and that she had liaisons with other men; and that he has not sired the child, Master Aman. It has also been alleged in the Written Statement that Ms. Kanchan was previously married. This is not disputed and a photocopy of her Decree of Divorce under section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act has been filed today. There appears to be no documentary evidence to substantiate that the marriage took place at Hemkunt saheb on 22. 9. 1999. For the present, even if it is assumed that no marriage took place, if it is otherwise established that the Defendant is the biological father of Master aman, his liability and pious obligation to maintain his son would r