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The The Converts Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866 (TCMDA) contains a total of 33 sections organized across 1 chapters. The chapters are: Chapter I — Full Text — 33 sections.

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The Converts Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866 (TCMDA) is an Indian legislation enacted in 1866 passed by the Parliament of India. An Act to legalize, under certain circumstances, the dissolution of marriages of Native Converts to Christianity. Read the complete bare act text with section-by-section navigation at Law on Tips.

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TCMDA stands for "The Converts Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866". It is an Indian legislation containing 33 sections across 1 chapters. You can read the complete TCMDA bare act with all sections at Law on Tips.

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S.3Interpretation-clause .-In this Act

S.4[Repealed]

S.5[Repealed]

S.6That on the day of 18 [at least six months prior to the date of the petition], the said C

S.7/410 [2nd April, 1866] An Act to legalise, under certain circumstances, the dissolution of marriages of [* * *] [ The word " Native" omitted by A

S.8That there is no collusion nor connivance between your petitioner and the said C.D

S.9Form of citation .-In ordinary cases the citation shall be in the form in the Second Schedule to this Act, or as near thereto as the circumstances of the case will allow

S.10[Repealed]

S.11[Repealed]

S.12Points to be proved on appearance of petitioner .-On the day fixed in the citation the petitioner shall appear in Court, and the following points shall be proved

S.13First interrogation of respondent .-The respondent, if such points be proved to the satisfaction of the Judge, shall thereupon be asked whether she or he refuses to cohabit with the petitioner, and, if so, what is the ground of such refusal

S.14Interrogations by Judge may be public or private .-Every interrogation mentioned in this Act and made by the Judge may, at the discretion of the Judge, take place in open Court or in his private room

S.15[Repealed]

S.16Procedure on expiration of adjournment-Interrogation of respondent .-At the expiration of such adjournment the petitioner shall again appear in Court and shall prove that the said desertion or repudiation had continued up to the time last hereinbefore referred to, and if the points mentioned in section 12 and this section of this Act shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Judge, and if the respondent on being interrogated by the Judge or Commissioners, as the case may be, again refuse to cohabit with the petitioner, the respondent shall be taken to have finally of deserted or repudiated the petitioner;

S.17Decree in case of male respondent refusing to cohabit on grounds of petitioner's change of religion .-If the respondent be a male, and in answer to the interrogatories of the Judge or Commissioners, as the case may be, shall refuse to cohabit with the petitioner, the Judge, if upon consideration of the respondent's answers and of the facts which may have been proved by the petitioner, he shall be of opinion that the ground for such refusal is the petitioner's change of religion, shall adjourn the case for a year

S.18[Repealed]

S.19Liberty to parties to marry again .-When any decree dissolving a marriage shall have been passed under the provisions of this Act, it shall be as lawful for the respective parties thereto to marry again as if the prior marriage had been dissolved by death, and the issue of any such re-marriage shall be legitimate, any [personal law] to the contrary notwithstanding:

S.20Judge to order commission to issue for examination of exempted persons .-In suits instituted under this Act, the Judge shall order a commission to issue to such persons, whether males or females, or both, as he shall think fit, for the examination on interrogatories or otherwise of any persons so exempt as aforesaid

S.21[Repealed]

S.22[Repealed]

S.23[Repealed]

S.24[Repealed]

S.25Petitioner's cruelty or adultery to bar suit .-If at any stage of the suit it be proved that the respondent has deserted or repudiated the petitioner solely or partly in consequence of the petitioner's cruelty or adultery, the Court shall pass a decree dismissing the suit and stating the ground of such dismissal

S.26Male petitioner's cohabitation with one of several wives to bar suit .-If the petitioner, being a male, has at the time of the institution of the suit two or more wives, he shall make them all respondents ; and if at any stage of the suit it be proved that he is cohabiting with one of such wives as man and wife, or that any one of such wives is ready and willing so to cohabit with him, the Court shall pass a decree dismissing the suit and stating the ground of such dismissal

S.27[Repealed]

S.28Power to Court to award alimony .-If a suit be commenced under the provisions of this Act, and it appear to the Court that the wife has not sufficient separate property to enable her to maintain herself suitably to her station in life and to prosecute or defend the suit, the Court may, pending the suit, order the husband to furnish the wife with sufficient funds to enable her to prosecute or defend the suit, and also for her maintenance pending the suit

S.29[Repealed]

S.30Power to make rules

S.31[Repealed]

S.32[Repealed]

S.33High Court may decide question raised, and Judge shall dispose of case accordingly .-It shall be lawful for the High Court, upon the hearing of any such case, to decide the questions raised thereby, and to deliver its judgment thereon containing the grounds on which such decision is founded;

S.34Savings

S.35[ Extent of Act .This Act extends to [the whole of India [except the State of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Manipur].]

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