law: Indian Divorce Act, 1869 
  49. Suits by minors 
  Where the petitioner is a minor, he or she shall sue by his or
  
  her next friend to be approved by the court; and no petition presented by a
  
  minor under this Act shall be filed until the next friend has undertaken in
  
  writing to be answerable for costs.
  Such undertaking 21[* * *] shall be filed in court,
  
  and the next friend shall thereupon be liable in the same manner and to the
  
  same extent as if he were a plaintiff in an ordinary suit.