were a decree granted by
foreign court. In general, a foreign decree
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of divorce is recognised in any other jurisdiction either on
the ground ... litigated in the foreign
action or the defendant appeared and had an opportunity to
contest it, a foreign divorce may be collaterally attacked
for lack
Lords who decided this case recognised a foreign decree for divorce on the ground that the petitioning spouse had a real and substantial connection with ... friend, Lord Pearce, the court must be not "simply purveying divorce to foreigners who wish to buy it." In the words
taken place in India can be annulled by a foreign court. The
divorce in western countries is literally at the tip of the fingers ... laws relating to international marriages, multi-jurisdictional
avenues are available for divorce. In foreign countries and in India also,
if a wife happens to file
petitioner No.1 has obtained a decree of divorce from the
Foreign Court on 6.2.2008. It was further submitted that the
respondent is a Government ... present complaint is not maintainable as a decree of divorce
has been passed at Foreign Court too cannot be sustained in as
much
validity of the foreign judgment in Smt. Satya v. Teja Singh , and observed as under :
"......The validity of a foreign judgment rendered ... Criminal Court and not in a Civil Court. Thus a foreign decree of divorce obtained by the husband from the Nevada, State Court
under Section 13(1)
(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 seeking
divorce in the Family Court. At the same time,
husband filed a petition ... wife was directed to return the children to
the jurisdiction of the foreign court. This Court
applied the principles of (i) "the first strike
higher
studies and purported to have applied in the foreign court for a
decree of divorce. The decree was stayed and when an application ... longer
the wife. Though it was a case of decree of foreign court, the case
is illustrative of the principle that if an enforcement
marriage.
Section 13 CPC reads as under:-
13. When foreign judgment not conclusive.
A foreign judgment shall be conclusive as to any matter
thereby directly ... foreign judgments. - The Court
shall presume upon the production of any document
purporting to be a certified copy of a foreign
judgment that such judgment
parte decree of divorce passed by the Court
at New Jersey, the learned Single Judge observed that the foreign
judgment is not conclusive and that
regard to the orders of the proper foreign court unless he is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that to do so would inflict serious harm ... been dissolved by a decree of divorce passed by any such court. The orders passed by any foreign court were held
