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Indian Divorce Act, 1869

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1Short title, commencement of the ActView Details
10When husband may petition for dissolutionView Details
11Adulterer to be co-respondentView Details
12Court to be satisfied of absence of collusionView Details
13Dismissal of petitionView Details
14Power to court to pronounce decree for dissolving marriageView Details
1414-UNDERTAKING BY MINOR'S NEXT FRIEND TO BE ANSWERABLE FOR RESPONDENT'S COSTSView Details
15Relief in case of opposition on certain groundsView Details
16Decrees for dissolution to be nisiView Details
17Confirmation of decree for dissolution by District JudgeView Details
17Appointment of officer to exercise duties of King's ProctorView Details
18Petition for decree of nullityView Details
19Grounds of decreeView Details
2Extent of ActView Details
20Confirmation of District Judge's decreeView Details
21Children of annulled marriageView Details
22Bar to decree for divorce a mensa et toro but judicial separation obtainable by husband or wifeView Details
23Application for separation made by petitionView Details
24Separated wife deemed spinster with respect to after- acquired propertyView Details
25Separated wife deemed spinster for purposes of contract and suingView Details
26Decree of separation obtained during absence of husband or wife may be reversedView Details
27Deserted wife may apply to court for protectionView Details
28Court may grant protection orderView Details
29Discharge or variation of ordersView Details
3Interpretation clauseView Details
30Liability of husband seizing wife's property after notice of orderView Details
31Wife's legal position during continuance of orderView Details
32Petition for restitution of conjugal rightsView Details
33Answer to petitionView Details
34Husband may claim damages from adultererView Details
35Power to order adulterer to pay costsView Details
36Alimony pendente liteView Details
37Power to order permanent alimonyView Details
38Court may direct payment of alimony to wife or to her trusteeView Details
39Power to order settlement of wife's property for benefit of husband and childrenView Details
4Matrimonial jurisdiction of High Courts to be exercised subject to Act - ExceptionView Details
40Inquiry into existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlementsView Details
41Power to make orders as to custody of children in suits for separationView Details
42Power to make such orders after decreeView Details
43Power to make orders as to custody of children in suits for dissolution or nullityView Details
44Power to make such orders after decree or confirmationView Details
45Code of Civil Procedure to applyView Details
46Forms of petitions and statementsView Details
47Stamp on petition-Petition to state absence of collusionView Details
48Suits on behalf of lunaticsView Details
49Suits by minorsView Details
5Enforcement of decrees or orders made heretofore by Supreme Court or High CourtView Details
50Service of petitionView Details
51Mode of taking evidenceView Details
52Competence of husband and wife to give evidence as to cruelty or desertionView Details
53Power to close doorsView Details
54Power to adjournView Details
55Enforcement of, and appeal from, orders and decreesView Details
56Appeal to the Supreme CourtView Details
57Liberty to parties to marry againView Details
58English clergyman not compelled to solemnize marriages of persons divorced for adulteryView Details
59English Minister refusing to perform ceremony to permit use of his ChurchView Details
6Pending suitsView Details
60Decree for separation or protection- order valid as to persons dealing with wife before reversalView Details
61Bar of suit for criminal conversationView Details
62Power to make rulesView Details
7Court to act on principles of English Divorce CourtView Details
8Extraordinary jurisdiction of High CourtView Details
9Reference to High CourtView Details
NOPetition By Husband For A Dissolution Of Marriage With Damages Against Co-Respondent, By Reason Of AdulteryView Details
NORespondent's Statement In Answer To No. 1View Details
NOCo-Respondent's Statement In Answer To No. 1View Details
NOPetition For Decree Of Nullity Of MarriageView Details
NOPetition By Wife For Judicial Separation On The Ground Of Her Husband's AdulteryView Details
NOStatement In Answer To No. 5View Details
NOStatement In Reply To No. 6View Details
NOPetition For A Judicial Separation By Reason Of CrueltyView Details
NOStatement In Answer To No. 8View Details
NO Petition For Reversal Of Decree Of SeparationView Details
NO Petition For Protection OrderView Details
NO Petition For Alimony Pending The SuitView Details
NO Statement In Answer To No. 12View Details

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