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Divorce Act, 1869 Section 17

Power of High Court to Remove Certain Suits

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Divorce Act, 1869 Section 17 is part of Divorce Act, 1869 - Power of High Court to Remove Certain Suits. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

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.]

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1. Substituted by Act 51 of 2001, section 12, for section 17 (w.e.f 3-10-2001).

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