( 1 ) JYOTSNABEN Ratilal appellant - original respondent has filed this Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 against the judgment and decree dated 16-4-2001 passed by the learned Joint District Judge, Jamnagar in Regular Civil Appeal No. 57 of 2000 whereby the learned Appellate Judge has allowed the appeal of the original appellant and was pleased to quash and set aside the judgment and decree passed by the learned Civil Judge (SD), Jamnagar dated 9-8-2000. The learned Appellate Judge by his judgment further directed that the marriage between the present appellant i. e. Jyotsnaben and the present respondent i. e. Pravinchandra Tulsidas which took place on 27-6-1988 is declared as null and void under Section 12 (1) (a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter will be referred to as the "act")

( 2 ) THE facts leading to this appeal are as under: 2. 1 the marriage between Pravinchandra Tulsidas original petitioner -respondent- herein was solemnized with Jyotsnaben original opponent - appellant herein on 21-6-1988. (Hereinafter the parties i. e. the respondent husband will be referred to as the petitioner and the appellant wife will be