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Section 50: Service of petition.

The Divorce Act, 1869Central Act · Act 4 of 1869

Every petition under this Act shall be served on the party to be affected thereby, either within or without [India], in such manner as the High Court by general or special order from time to time directs.

Provided that the court may dispense with such service altogether in case it seems necessary or expedient so to do.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Divorce Act, 1869
Section50
Marginal noteService of petition.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for the Provinces, which had been substituted by the A.O. 1948, for "British India".

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