Act Number: 4

Act Name: The Divorce Act, 1869

Year: 1869

Enactment Date: 1869-01-26

Long Title: An Act to amend the law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes.�

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 5: Enforcement of decrees or orders made heretofore by Supreme or High Court.
Any decree or order of the late Supreme Court of Judicature at Calcutta, Madras or Bombay sitting on the ecclesiastical side, or of any of the said High Courts sitting in the exercise of their matrimonial jurisdiction, respectively, in any cause or matter matrimonial, may be enforced and dealt with by the said High Courts, respectively, as hereinafter mentioned, in like manner as if such decree or order had been originally made under this Act by the Court so enforcing or dealing with the same.
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