Hindu Marriage Act Section 21 — Application of Act 5 of 1908

General

Summary

All legal cases brought under this Act are handled according to the rules of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, unless this Act says something different or the High Court has made its own rules on the matter. This means the standard court procedures for civil cases generally apply to these proceedings.

Official Text

Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act and to such rules as the High Court may make in this behalf, all proceedings under this Act shall be regulated, as far as may be, by the Code of Civil Procedure 1908. 1. Subs. by Act 2 of 1978, s. 6 and Schedule, for “

(v) and (vi)” (w.e.f. 1-10-1978). 2. Subs. by Act 6 of 2007, s. 20 (w.e.f. 30-10-2007). 3. The word “and” omitted by Act 2 of 1978, s. 6 and Schedule (w.e.f. 1-10-1978). 4. Clause (c) omitted by s. 6 and Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-10-1978). 5. Subs. by Act 68 of 1976, s. 12, for s. 19 (w.e.f. 27-5-1976). 6. Ins. by Act 50 of 2003, s. 4 (w.e.f. 23-12-2003). 7. Subs. by Act 68 of 1976, s. 13, for “and shall also State” (w.e.f. 27-5-1976).