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  • Section 36 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 36 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Incapacity to consummate maniage. It provides as follows: (1) A decree of nullity of marriage shall not be made on the ground that the marriage is voidable by virtue of section 5(1) (a) of this Act unless the court…

  • Section 35 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 35 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Who may institute proceedings. It provides as follows: A decree of nullity of marriage shall not be made upon the petition-(a) of the party suffering from the incapacity to consummate the marriage, on the ground that the marriage is…

  • Section 34 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 34 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Ground for decree of nullity of marriage. It provides as follows: Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Act, a petition under this Act for nullity of marriage may be based on the ground that the…

  • Section 33 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 33 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Effect of dissolution of maniage. It provides as follows: Where a decree of dissolution of marriage under this Act has become absolute, a party to the marriage may marry again as if the marriage had been dissolved by death.

  • Section 32 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 32 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Joinder of adulterers, etc. It provides as follows: (1) Where, in a petition for a decree of dissolution of marriage or in an answer to such a petition, a party to the marriage is alleged to have committed adultery…

  • Section 31 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 31 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Claim for damages. It provides as follows: (1) A party to a marriage, whether husband or wife may, in a petition for a decree of dissolution of the marriage alleging that the other party to the marriage has committed…

  • Section 30 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 30 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Petition within two years of marriage. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to this section, proceedings for a decree of dissolution of marriage shall not be instituted within two years after the date of the marriage except by leave…

  • Section 29 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 29 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about No dissolution where petition for nullity before court. It provides as follows: Where both a petition for a decree of nullity of a marriage and a petition for a decree of dissolution of that marriage are before a court,…

  • Section 28 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 28 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Discretionary bars. It provides as follows: The court may, in its discretion, refuse to make a decree of dissolution of marriage if since the marriage-(a) the petitioner has committed adultery that has not been condoned by the respondent or,…

  • Section 27 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 Section 27 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Collusion. It provides as follows: A decree of dissolution of marriage shall not be made if the petitioner, in bringing or prosecuting the proceedings, has been guilty of collusion with intent to cause a perversion of justice.