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Divorce Act, 1869 Section 53

Title: Power to Close Doors

State: Central

Year: 1869

The whole or any part of any proceeding under this Act may be heard, if the Court thinks fit, with closed doors.

Divorce Act, 1869 Chapter 12

Title: Procedure

State: Central

Year: 1869

.....may be appealed from, in the like manner as the decrees and orders of the Court made in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction are enforced and may be appealed from, under the laws, rules and orders for the time being in force: 1 [***] No appeal as to costs. - 2 [Provided] that there shall be no appeal on the subject of costs only. ______________________ 1. The first proviso omitted by Act 51 of 2001, section 29 (w.e.f. 3-10-2001). 2. Substituted by Act 51 of 2001, section 29, for "Provided also" (w.e.f. 3-10-2001). Section 56 - Appeal to the Supreme Court Any person may appeal to 1 [the Supreme Court] from any decree (other than a decree nisi) or order under this Act of a High Court made on appeal or otherwise, and from any decree (other than a decree nisi) or order made in the exercise of original jurisdiction by Judges of a High Court or of any Division Court from which an appeal shall not lie to the High Court, when the High Court declares that the case is a fit one for appeal to 1 [the Supreme Court]. ______________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Her Majesty in Council".

Indian Divorce Act, 1869 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1869

.....upon certain Courts jurisdiction matters matrimonial; It is hereby enacted as follows :-I-PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT OF ACT This Act may be called the3[***] Divorce Act and shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1869. SECTION 02: EXTENT OF ACT 4 [This Act extends to the whole of India5[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir].] Extent of power to grant relief generally,6[Nothing hereinafter contained shall authorise any Court to grant any relief under this Act except where the petitioner7[or respondent] professes the Christian religion. and to make decrees of dissolution, or to make decrees of dissolution of marriage except where the parties to the marriage are domiciled in India at the time when the petition is presented, or of nullity or to make decrees of nullity of marriage except where the marriage has been solemnized in India and the petitioner is resident in India at the time of presenting the petition, or to grant any relief under this Act, other than a decree of dissolution of marriage or of nullity of marriage, except where the petitioner resides in India at the time of presenting the petition.] SECTION 03: INTERPRETATION.....

Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 Part VI

Title: Civil Judges

State: Central

Year: 1869

.....for the words "ten thousand rupees to fifteen thousand rupees" by the Bombay Civil Courts (Enhancement of Pecuniary Jurisdiction and Amendment) Act (Maha. Act 46 of 1977), Section 13(b) (1-1-1978). Section 25 - Special jurisdiction of Civil Judge (Senior Division) 1Special jurisdiction of [Civil Judge (Senior Division)] A Civil Judge (Senior Division), in addition to his ordinary jurisdiction, shall exercise a special jurisdiction in respect of such suits and proceedings of a civil nature, as may arise within the local jurisdiction to the Courts in the district presided over by1[Civil Judges (Senior Division)]2[and wherein the subject matter exceeds the pecuniary jurisdiction of the1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)] as defined by section 24.]2[and wherein the subject matter exceeds the pecuniary jurisdiction of the1[Civil Judge (Junior Division)] as defined by section 24.] In districts to which more than one1[Civil Judge (Senior Division)] have been appointed, the District Judge, subject to the orders of the High Court, shall assign to each the local limits within which his said special jurisdiction is to be exercised. ________________________ 1. Substituted for.....

Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 Section 21

Title: Number of Subordinate Civil Courts

State: Central

Year: 1869

There shall be in each district so many Civil Courts subordinate to the District Court as the State Government shall from time to time direct: 1 [Provided that for special reasons it shall be lawful for the 1 [State Government] at any time to close temporarily any such subordinate Court.] _________________________ 1. Proviso inserted by the Bombay Civil Courts (Amdt.) Act, 1900 (Bom. Act 1 of 1900). Section 3.

Divorce Act, 1869 Complete Act

Title: Divorce Act, 1869

State: Central

Year: 1869

Preamble1 - DIVORCE ACT, 1869 Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title, commencement of the Act Section2 - Extent of Act Section3 - Interpretation-clause Chapter 2 Section4 - Matrimonial jurisdiction of High Courts to be exercised subject to Act-Exception Section5 - Enforcement of decrees or orders made heretofore by Supreme Court or High Court Section6 - Pending suits Section7 - Court to act on principles of English Divorce Court(Repealed) Section8 - Extraordinary jurisdiction of High Court Section9 - Reference to High Court Chapter 3 Section10 - Grounds for dissolution of marriage Section10A - Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent Section11 - Adulterer or adulteress to be co-respondent Section12 - Court to be satisfied of absence of collusion Section13 - Dismissal of petition Section14 - Power to court to pronounce decree for dissolving marriage Section15 - Relief in case of opposition on certain grounds Section16 - Decrees for dissolution to be nisi Section17 - Power of High Court to remove certain suits Section17A - Appointment of officer to exercise duties of King's Proctor (Repealed) Chapter 4 Section18 - Petition for decree of nullity Section19 - Grounds of.....

Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869, (Maharashtra) Section 21

Title: Number of Subordinate Civil Courts

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1869

Theseshall be in each district so many Civil Courts subordinate to the DistrictCourt as the 1 [2 [State] Government], 3 * * * * * * shall from time to timedirect: 4 [Providedthat for special reasons it shall be lawful for the 1 [2 [State] Government] atany time to close temporarily any such Subordinate Court]. ______________________ 1.The words "Provincial Government" were substituted for the words"Governor of Bombay in Council" by the Adaptation of Indian LawsOrder in Council. 2.This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptationof Laws Order, 1950. 3.The words "acting under the general control of the Governor-General ofIndia in Council" were omitted by the Adaptation of Indian Law Order inCouncil. 4.This proviso was inserted by section 3 of the Bombay Civil Courts (Amendment)Act, 1900 (Bom. 1 of 1900).

Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1869

.....of papers may be granted. SECTION 42A: Licensed petition-writers: (1) The High Court may, from time to time, make rules consistent with this Act and any other enactment for the time being in force- (a) declaring what persons shall be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Courts subordinate to it; (b) regulating the issue of licenses to such persons, the conduct of business by them. and the scale of fees to be charged by them; and (c) providing a penalty of fine not exceeding fifty rupees for breach of any of the rules so made, and determining the authority by which such breaches of the rules shall be investigated and the penalties imposed. (2) Every fine imposed under clause (c) of sub-section (1) shall be recoverable as if it were a fine imposed by a Magistrate in the exercise of his ordinary jurisdiction.] SECTION 43: Fees for process: The High Court shall from time to time, with the sanction of the State Government, prescribe and regulate the fees to be taken for any process issued by any Court the constitution of which is declared by this Act, or by any officer of such Court. Tables of the fees so prescribed shall be published in the Official Gazette. .....

Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1869

.....of Gujarat" for the words "State of Bombay", Guj. A.L.O. 1960. The Act, however, ceases to apply to the City of Ahmedabad- see Ahmedabad City Courts Act, 1961 (Guj.Act 19 of 1961), S. 19 [w.e.f. 4-11- 1961]. 3. Substituted for the words 'Royal Arms' by Bom Act 22 of 1949, S. 3. 4. Substituted lor the words "Joint Judge" by the Bombay Civil Courts (Amendment) Act (27 of 1984), S. 2(b) (27-9-1984). Amendments made by this clause are consequential as the rules of grammar may require. 6. Substituted for the words "Assistant Judge'' by the Bombay Civil Courts (Amendment) Act (27 of 1984), S. 2(a) (27-9-1984). Amendments made by this clause are consequential as the rules of grammar may require. 9. See foot note [a] under S. 12 supra. 14. Substituted for the words "original suits of which the subject-matter does not amount to forty thousand rupees in amount or value" by the Bom Civil Courts (Amendment) Act. 1982 (Maha. Act 10 of 1983). S.2(a) (1-1-1984). 15. Inserted by Bom Act 1 of 1900, S. 2. 16. Words "not being of the nature of appeals." omitted by Bom. Act 94 of 1958, S. 4(1-4-1959). 17. Substituted for the words "twenty five thousand rupees" by Bombay Civil Courts (Amendment).....