Info on Indian Divorce Act 1869

Info on Indian Divorce Act 1869

This application contains all information related to Indian Divorce Act 1869. The act originally called the Indian Divorce Act was framed to cover all the Christians residing in India but excluding the princely states and the settlements occupied by Portugal and France. The act was mainly built upon the Matrimonial causes Act, 1857, which was applied in England. The supreme court has said that the principles and rules established by the House of Lords shall be applicable by the Indian courts in cases governed by the Divorce Act.

When you go through the contents of this application, you will become very much aware about Indian Divorce Act 1869.Although the court expressed its displeasure by saying that incorporation of a statute cannot o this far. Even the Kerala High Court had to deal with issues regarding the application of English principles in deciding Indian cases. This was followed by the amendment of the act in 2001 where sec 7 was deleted which had expressly stated that principles of English courts ought to be applied but there were no alternative reference to principles mentioned which shall be applicable.

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