Sirajmohmedkhan Janmohamadkhan vs Hafizunnisa Yasinkhan & Anr on 14 September, 1981
This brings us now to the consideration of the
authorities of other High Courts which seem to have taken'
the view that impotency is no ground for grant of
maintenance to the wife. We would first deal with the
decision of Hidayatullah, J. in Daulat Raibhan's case
701
(supra). In the first place, the learned Judge thought that
the point A raised before him was one of first impression
and his decision was, therefore, greatly influenced by the
fact that there was no direct decision on the point taking a
contrary view. In this connection, the learned Judge
observed as follows:-