Section 2. Extent of Act

2. In answer to the second paragraph of the said petition, I say that I am possessed of plate, furniture, linen and other chattels and effects at my said house aforesaid, of the value of Rs. 7,000, but as I verily believe of no larger value. And I say that a portion of the said plate, furniture and other chattels and effects of the value of Rs. 1,500 belonged to my said wife before our marriage, but the remaining portions thereof I have since purchased with my own monies. And I say that, save as hereinbefore set forth, I am not possessed of the plate and other effects as alleged in the said paragraph in the said petition, and that I did not acquire the same as in the said petition also mentioned. 2. Extent of Act. —[4] [This Act extends to[5] [the whole of India[6] [except the state of Jammu and Kashmir*]].] Extent of power to grant relief generally. —[7] [Nothing hereinafter contained shall authorise any Court to grant any relief under this Act except where the petitioner[8] [or respondent] professes the Christian religion, and to make decrees of dissolution. —or to make decrees of dissolution of marriage except where the parties to the marriage are domiciled in India at the time when the petition is presented, or of nullity. —or to make decrees of nullity of marriage except where the marriage has been solemnized in India and the petitioner is resident in India at the time of presenting the petition, or to grant any relief under this Act, other than a decree of dissolution of marriage or of nullity of marriage, except where the petitioner resides in India at the time of presenting the petition.] 3.Interpretation-clause.— In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context, — - 9[(1) " High Court" . — "High Court" means with reference to any area:— - (a)in a State, the High Court for that State; 10[(b)in Delhi, the High Court of Delhi; - (bb)in Himachal Pradesh, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana up to and inclusive of the - 30th April, 1967 and the High Court of Delhi thereafter;] (c) in Manipur and Tripura, the High Court of Assam; - (d) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the High Court at Calcutta; - (e) in[11] [Lakshadweep], the High Court of Kerala; 12 [(ee) in Chandigarh, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana;] 2. That even if she had condoned the said adultery, the same has been revived by the subsequent adultery of the respondent with G.H ., as set forth in the fourth paragraph of the petition. (Signed) C.B __________ ________________________________________________________________________________ (a) State the respective ages of the children. (b) The petition must be signed by the petitioner. No. 8 —PETITION for a judicial separation by reason of cruelty (See section 22) In the (High) Court of To the Hon'ble Mr. Justice [ or To the Judge of ]. The day of 186 The petition of A.B. (wife of C.B .) of SHEWETH, 1. That on the day of , one thousand eight hundred and , your petitioner, then A.D ., spinster, was lawfully married to C.B ., at 2. That from her said marriage, your petitioner lived and cohabited with her said husband at until the day of , one thousand eight hundred and , when your petitioner separated from her said husband as hereinafter more particularly mentioned, and that your petitioner and her said husband have had no issue of their said marriage. 2. That the said A.B . is possessed of plate, furniture, linen and other effects at his said house, aforesaid, all of which he acquired in right of your petitioner as his wife, or purchased with money he acquired through her, of the value of Rs. 10,000.