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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 Section 7

Substitution of New Section for Section 11

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Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 Section 7 is part of Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 - Substitution of New Section for Section 11. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

For section 11 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely: --

"11. Adulterer or adulteress to be co-respondent. -- On a petition for dissolution of marriage presented by a husband or wife on the ground of adultery, the petitioner shall make the alleged adulterer or adulteress a co-respondent, unless the petitioner is excused by the Court from so doing on any of the following grounds, namely: --

(a) That the wife, being the respondent is leading the life of a prostitute or the husband, being respondent is leading an immoral life and that the petitioner knows of no person with whom the adultery has been committed;

(b) That the name of the alleged adulterer or adulteress is unknown to the petitioner although the petitioner has made due efforts to discover it;

(c) That the alleged adulterer or adulteress is dead."

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What does Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 Section 7 provide?

Section Section 7 of the Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Substitution of New Section for Section 11) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001. 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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