Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J.

The appellant is the wife and is aggrieved by the judgment and decree passed by the learned District Judge, Shimla, on 20.08.2011 in H.M.A.No.4-S/3 of 2007 whereby the petition filed by the respondent for grant of a decree of divorce and also to declare the marriage between the parties annulled, has been allowed.

2. The facts as are necessary for the adjudication of the appeal may be noticed. The respondent preferred a petition under Sections 12(1) (a), 13(1) (ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage, Act, 1955. It was averred that respondent herein had lost his father long back, who was working with HRTC. After the death of his father, respondent had to seek employment on compassionate grounds with HRTC. The respondent had studied up to 7th standard and had been employed as helper/painter by the HRTC. Sh. Kameshwar Thakur was husband of sister of the appellant, who had been working as carpenter with HRTC. The respondent is from Sood community while appellant is Rajput by caste. The mother of the respondent was old, illiterate and rustic woman. Shri Kameshwar Thakur had been persuading the respondent and his mother for marriage with the appellant and on his