Kailash and Manjalkar

In the matter of *Kailash and Manjalkar*, heard before Watts J, the applicant sought a declaration that her marriage to the respondent, solemnised on 26 June 2011 in B, New South Wales, was a nullity. The applicant also sought a declaration that she was in a de facto relationship with the respondent.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the marriage between the applicant and the respondent was valid, or if it was void ab initio. A secondary issue concerned the existence of a de facto relationship between the parties.

Watts J found that the marriage was a nullity. The reasoning for this declaration was not detailed in the provided text, but the outcome indicates that the Court determined the marriage did not meet the legal requirements for validity. Consequently, the applicant's application for a declaration of a de facto relationship was dismissed, likely because the Court found no basis for such a declaration in light of the invalidity of the marriage.

The Court made a declaration that the marriage was a nullity and dismissed the applicant's application for a declaration of a de facto relationship.