JUDGMENT (CAV)

Divyesh A. Joshi, J.—This Appeal under Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short, the ‘Act 1955’) is at the instance of the appellant-wife (original defendant), questioning the legality and validity of the order passed by the Family Court, Vadodara dated 19.08.2017 in the Family Suit No.458 of 2012 instituted by the respondent-husband for obtaining decree of divorce, whereby the Family Court allowed the suit instituted by the husband and declared the marriage between the appellant-wife and the respondent-husband as null and void.

2. The facts giving rise to this Appeal may be summarized as under:

2.1 The marriage between the appellant (original defendant-wife) and the respondent (original plaintiff-husband) was solemnized on 05.04.2004 at Vadodara as per the Hindu rites and rituals. The said marriage was registered with Office of the Registrar of Marriage.

2.2 Prior to solemnization of the said marriage, the parties were in live-in relationship as the respondent-husband was a married man and he did not get divorce from his former wife till 2004.

2.3 The appellant herein is the citizen of U.K. However, as her forefathers are the citizen of India, she has bee