1[17. Power of High Court to remove certain suits.—During the progress of the suit in the
Court of the District Judge, any person suspecting that any parties to the suit are or have been acting
in collusion for the purpose of obtaining a divorce, shall be at liberty, in such manner as the High
Court by general or special order from time to time directs, to apply to the High Court to remove the
suit under section 8, and the Court shall thereupon, if it thinks fit, remove such suit and try and
determine the same as a Court of original jurisdiction, and the provisions contained in section 16 shall
apply to every suit so removed; or it may direct the District Judge to take such steps in respect of the
alleged collusion as may be necessary, to enable him to make a decree in accordance with the justice
of the case].
1. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for section 17 (w.e.f 3-10-2001).