They thought that the English law on the subject, the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 with necessary modifications, could be applied in India.
In 1865 she brought an action for divorce under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 accusing him of cruelty and adultery, he counter-claiming that she had also committed adultery, fornication and incest.
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This jurisdiction was moved to the secular courts by the Court of Probate Act 1857 and the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857.