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A decree of divorce pronounced by which court becomes absolute only after the expiry of period of six…

Under Section 16 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (as it stood), a decree for dissolution of marriage made by the High Court was in the first instance a decree nisi that…

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A decree of divorce pronounced by which court becomes absolute only after the expiry of period of six months

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Under Section 16 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (as it stood), a decree for dissolution of marriage made by the High Court was in the first instance a decree nisi that could not be made absolute until at least six months had expired, so the answer is "The high court, when the decree of divorce is pronounced under the divorce act, 1869".

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