The Divorce Act, 1869 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to amend the law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes.
Sections (Showing 1 to 10 of 64)
Section 1 to Section 10 (10 Sections)
Short title.
This Act may be called the 1 *** Divorce Act, and shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1869.
Extent of Act.
1 [This Act extends to 2 [the whole of India 3 [except the state of Jammu and Kashmir * ]].] Extent of power to grant relief generally.-- 4 [Nothing hereinafter contained shall aut...
Interpretation-clause.
In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context, -- 1 [(1) "High Court" .-- "High Court" means with reference to any area:-- (a) in a State, the High Cou...
Matrimonial jurisdiction of High Courts to be exercised subject to Act. Exception.
The jurisdiction now exercised by the High Courts in respect of divorce a mensa et toro , and in all other causes, suits and matters matrimonial, shall be exercised by such courts ...
Enforcement of decrees or orders made heretofore by Supreme or High Court.
Any decree or order of the late Supreme Court of Judicature at Calcutta, Madras or Bombay sitting on the ecclesiastical side, or of any of the said High Courts sitting in the exerc...
Pending suits.
All suits and proceedings in causes and matters matrimonial, which when this Act comes into operation are pending in any High Court, shall be dealt with and decided by such court, ...
[Omitted.].
[Court to act on principles of English Divorce Court.] ––Omitted by the Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 (51 of 2001), s. 4 (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).
Extraordinary jurisdiction of High Court.
The High Court may, whenever it thinks fit, remove and try and determine as a Court of original jurisdiction any suit or proceeding instituted under this Act in the Court of any Di...
Reference to High Court.
When any question of law or usage having the force of law arises at any point in the proceedings previous to the hearing of any suit under this Act by a District Court or at any su...
Grounds for dissolution of marriage.
1 [ 10. Grounds for dissolution of marriage .--(1) Any marriage solemnized, whether before or after the commencement of the Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 (51 of 2001), may, ...
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