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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 Section 12

Substitution of New Section for Section 17

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Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 Section 12 is part of Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 - Substitution of New Section for Section 17. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

For section 17 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely: --

"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 8 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."

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What does Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 Section 12 provide?

Section Section 12 of the Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Substitution of New Section for Section 17) 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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