Confirmation of District Judge’s decree
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Summary
A District Judge’s decree declaring a marriage null must be confirmed by the High Court before it becomes final. When confirmation is required, the procedural rules set out in section 17, clauses one to four, apply with necessary adjustments. The decree does not take full effect without that High Court confirmation.
Example
Priya asks a District Judge to declare her marriage void and the judge issues a decree. That decree must be sent to the High Court for confirmation, and the procedural steps in section 17(1)-(4) will apply with necessary changes before the decree becomes final.
Bare Act
Enacted textEvery decree of nullity of marriage made by a District Judge shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court, and the provisions of section seventeen, clauses one, two, three and four, shall, mutatis mutandis apply to such decrees.
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