Under Section 17 of the Divorce Act, 1869, during the progress of a suit in the Court of the District…

Under Section 17 of the Divorce Act, 1869 (as substituted by the Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001, which abolished the earlier requirement under old Section 17 that a District Judge's decree for dissolution of marriage required confirmation by the High Court), during the progress of a suit in the Court of the District Judge, any person suspecting that the parties to the suit are acting in collusion for the purpose of obtaining a divorce may apply to the High Court to remove the suit under Section 8. The High Court may thereupon remove and try the suit as a Court of original jurisdiction or direct the District Judge to take necessary steps regarding the alleged collusion.