law: Hindu Marriages (Validation of Proceedings) Act, 1960
  2. Validation of proceedings of certain courts
  
  under Act 25 of 1955
  (1) All proceedings taken and decrees and
  
  orders passed before the commencement of this Act by any of the courts referred
  
  to in sub-section (2), exercising or purporting to exercise jurisdiction under
  
  the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, shall, notwithstanding any judgment, decree or
  
  order of any court, be deemed to be as good and valid in law as if the court
  
  exercising or purporting to exercise such jurisdiction had been a district
  
  court within the meaning of the said Act.
  (2) The courts referred to in sub-section (1)
  
  are the following, namely:-
  The court of an additional judge, additional
  
  district judge, joint district judge, assistant district judge, assistant judge
  
  and any other court, by whatever name called, not being lower in rank then the
  
  court of a subordinate judge.