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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

CONVERTS' MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION ACT, 1866 Section 23

Dismissal of suit if either party under age required by Act, or if parties cohabiting, or respondent willing to cohabit

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CONVERTS' MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION ACT, 1866 Section 23 is part of CONVERTS' MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION ACT, 1866 - Dismissal of suit if either party under age required by Act, or if parties cohabiting, or respondent willing to cohabit. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If at any stage of the suit it be proved that the male party to suit is or was at the institution thereof under the age of sixteen years, or that the female party to the suit is or was at the same time under the age of thirteen years, or that the petitioner and the respondent are cohabiting as man and wife, or if the Court is satisfied by the evidence adduced that the respondent is ready and willing so to cohabit with the petitioner, the Court shall pass a decree dismissing the suit and stating the ground of such dismissal.

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What does CONVERTS' MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION ACT, 1866 Section 23 provide?

Section Section 23 of the CONVERTS' MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION ACT, 1866 (Dismissal of suit if either party under age required by Act, or if parties cohabiting, or respondent willing to cohabit) is reproduced on this page as part of the CONVERTS' MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION ACT, 1866. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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