law: Special Marriage Act, 1954 
  32. Contents and verification of
  
  petitions
  (1) Every petition
  
  under Chapter V or Chapter VI shall state, as distinctly as the nature of the
  
  case permits, the facts on which the claim to relief is founded, and shall also
  
  state that there is no collusion between the petitioner and the other party to
  
  the marriage.
  (2) The statements
  
  contained in every such petition 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.