When either the husband or the wife has, without reasonable excuse, withdrawn from the society of the other, either wife, or husband may apply, by petition to the District Court 1 *** for restitution of conjugal rights, and the Court, on being satisfied of the truth of the statements made in such petition, and that there is no legal ground why the application should not be granted, may decree restitution of conjugal rights accordingly.
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1. The words "or the High Court" omitted by Act 51 of 2001, s. 18 (w.e.f. 3-10-2001).
Section 31 of Divorce Act - Wifes legal position during continuance of order
Section 32 of Divorce Act - Petition for restitution of conjugal rights
Section 33 of Divorce Act - Answer to petition
Section 36 of Divorce Act - Alimony pendente lite
Section 37 of Divorce Act - Power to order permanent alimony
Section 38 of Divorce Act - Court may direct payment of alimony to wife or to her trustee
Section 40 of Divorce Act - Inquiry into existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements