Upon the pleadings of the parties, the City Civil Court raised the following six issues: "(1) Whether the Respondent at the time of the marriage was pregnant by some one other than the Petitioner as alleged in para 9 of the Petition '? (2) Whether at the time of the marriage the petitioner was ignorant of the aforesaid fact? (3) Whether the petition is not maintainable for the reasons alleged in para 2 of written statement? (4) Whether the Petitioner 's claim in the petition is barred by the Law of Limitation for the reasons alleged in paras 3 and 4 of the written statement? (5) Whether the Petitioner is entitled to have the marriage declared null and void? (6) To what relief the petitioner is entitled?" The Court answered issues (1), (2) and (5) in the affirma tive, and issues 3 and 4 in negative, and granted a decree to the appellant in terms of the prayer in the plaint.