Lawgist11Adulterer to be co-respondent
1[11. Adulterer or adulteress to be co-respondent---On a petition for dissolution of marriage presented by a husband or wife on the ground of adultery, the petitioner shall make the alleged adulterer or adulteress a co-respondent, unless the petitioner is excused by the Court from so doing on any of the following grounds, namely:---
(a) that the wife, being the respondent is leading the life of a prostitute or the husband, being respondent is leading an immoral life and that the petitioner knows of no person with whom the adultery has been committed;
(b) that the name of the alleged adulterer or adulteress is unknown to the petitioner although the petitioner has made due efforts to discover it;
(c) that the alleged adulterer or adulteress is dead].
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1. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for section 11 (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).
- 10 Grounds for dissolution of marriage
- 10A Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent
- 11 Adulterer to be co-respondent
- 12 Court to be satisfied of absence of collusion
- 13 Dismissal of petition
- 14 Power to Court to pronounce decree for dissolving marriage
- 15 Relief in case of opposition on certain grounds
- 16 Decrees for dissolution to be nisi
- 17 Power of High Court to remove certain suits
- 17A [Omitted.]
