92 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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40. Court to which petittion should be made and hearing in camera. — (1) Every petition under this Part shall be presented to the district court within the local limits of whose ordinary original civil jurisdiction the marriage was solemnized or the husband and wife reside or last resided together.
(2) A proceeding under this Part shall be conducted in camera If either party so desires or if the Court thinks ill to do so.
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41. Contents and verification of petitions. — (1) Every petition presented under this Part shall state, as distinctly as the nature of the case permits, the facts on which the claim to relief is founded and every petition for the annulment of any marriage or for judicial separation shall state that there is no collusion between the petitioner and the other party to the marriage.
(2) The statements contained in every petition under this Part shall be verified by the petitioner or some other competent person in the manner required by law for the verification of plaints, and may at the hearing be referred to as evidence.
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42. Application of the Code of Civil Procedure. —Subject to the other provisions contained in this Part, all proceedings under ‘this Part between party and party shall be regulated, as far as may be, by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908).
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43. Decree in proceeding. —In any petition presented under this Part, whether defended or not, if the court is satisfied that any of the grounds for granting relief exists and that the petition has not been presented or prosecuted in collusion with the respondent or that the adultery complained of, if any, has not been connived at or condoned, the court shall decree such relief accordingly.