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marriage on the ground of impotence under Section 12 (1) (a) of the Act
was dismissed.
8. Feeling aggrieved ... purview of Section 12 (1) (a) of the Act.
I feel it is not a correct interpretation of Section 12
sought under Section 12 , and under
Section 13 , is also distinct and qualitatively different. Whereas, under
Section 12 the petitioner is entitled to seek ... respondent. Secondly, a reading of Section 12(1)(a) and Section 12(2)
shows that the ground of impotence of the respondent, which has resulted
impotence, it is clear, that since impotence at the relevant points of time is a ground for a decree of nullity under Section 12 ... charge of impotence and that of attempts to commit sodomy I shall first advert to the charge of impotence.
15. Section 12
Section 12(1)(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act by Section 6 of Act 68 of 1976. Section 12(1)(a) was amended by Section ... voidable under Section 12(1)(a) of the Act under the amended or un-amend-ed section. It will appear from Section
petition of the wife for divorce on the ground of impotency mentioned in section 12(1)(a) of the Act. The ground of cruelty mentioned ... primary marital duty, he should be regarded as impotent under section 12(1)(a) right from the time of his marriage till the institution
declaring marriage null and void on the ground of impotency under Section 12 of the Act.
12. At this stage, Sri Harshit Pathak, learned counsel ... regarding impotency need not be gone into by this Court and thus, challenge to the impugned judgment to the extent of Section 12
purposes of declaring marriage to be void under
Section 12 of the Act, she contended that the marriage held on
14.02.2013 since could ... incompetent to consummate marriage will fall to be
an impotency under Section 12(a) of the Act, would be taken as to be
cruelty
decree of divorce is 'impotency' of the wife, in terms of Section 12(1)(a) of the Act, on account of which ... nullity of the marriage on the ground of impotency as enumerated under Section 12(1)(a) of the Act, the petitioner has to establish that
petition under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act for annulment of the marriage on the ground that the appellant was impotent at the time ... Section 5 ; (ii) decrees of nullity under Section 12 annulling voidable marraiges on any of the grounds (including impotency) mentioned in Section 12
filed a petition under section 12(1)(a) of the Act for annulment of the marriage on the ground of impotency. It was asserted therein ... case has been made out with regard to section 12(l)(a) of the Act.
(54) Impotency is the lack of ability to perform sexual
