Under section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, what must the parties state in a joint petition for…

Section 13B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 requires a joint petition stating that the parties have been living separately for one year or more, have not been able to live together and have mutually agreed that the marriage should be dissolved. No section 13 ground need be shown. Under section 13B(2) the second motion is made not earlier than six months and not later than eighteen months after presentation.