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. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for section 17 (w.e.f 3-10-2001).
Section 10A of Divorce Act - Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent
Section 11 of Divorce Act - Adulterer to be co-respondent
Section 12 of Divorce Act - Court to be satisfied of absence of collusion
Section 13 of Divorce Act - Dismissal of petition
Section 14 of Divorce Act - Power to Court to pronounce decree for dissolving marriage
Section 15 of Divorce Act - Relief in case of opposition on certain grounds
Section 16 of Divorce Act - Decrees for dissolution to be nisi
Section 17 of Divorce Act - Power of High Court to remove certain suits
Section 18 of Divorce Act - Petition for decree of nullity
Section 19 of Divorce Act - Grounds of decree