As a result, recognition of foreign divorce decrees is governed by a combination of the 1908 Code of Civil Procedure, personal laws, and legal precedents established by constitutional courts. The husband obtained a divorce decree from a foreign court by fraudulently claiming that he was domiciled within its jurisdiction. The ruling established an important principle: recognition is based not only on the presence of a foreign decree, but also on the validity of the foreign court's authority. As a result, the ruling remains the most authoritative on the recognition of foreign matrimonial decrees. The recognition of foreign divorce decrees remains one of the most challenging issues in Indian private international law.