JUDGMENT :

The 1st defendant in O.S.No.1632 of 2002 on the file of II Additional Junior Civil Judge, Kakinada and appellant in A.S.No.67 of 2009 on the file of Principal Senior Civil Judge, Kakinada preferred this appeal aggrieved by the concurrent findings recorded by the trial Court and appellate Court declaring the plaintiff, who is the 1st respondent herein (Divvela Veera Venkata Maha Lakshmi) as wife of the 2nd respondent herein/2nd defendant as legal and valid accepting the customary divorce allegedly obtained by the plaintiff/respondent No.1 with her husband Buddala Satyanarayana.

2. For convenience of reference, the rank given to the parties before the trial Court will be adopted through out the Judgment.

3. The plaintiff/respondent No.1 filed suit to declare that the marriage between her and the 2nd defendant was love marriage and performed on 25.04.1982 at Annavaram as per Hindu rites and customs as valid marriage, alleging that she is the legally wedded wife of the 2nd defendant/2nd respondent herein. The relatives of the 2nd respondent did not attend the marriage except attendance of cousins and friends of the 2nd defendant including the relatives of the plaintiff. Immedi