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IMPOTENCY AS A GROUND FOR DIVORCE
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Marriages are considered to be very pure bonding of a man and a woman. The concept of marriage has evolved for a very long time and no one can deny that it is the most mandatory ceremony that humans need to perform for the growth of human civilization. According to the one of the oldest religion of earth i.e., Hinduism , marriages are a sacred relationship of two opposite sexes. In religious texts of Hindu’s it is even mentioned that the bond of marriages are decided by God and no one has the right to break that bond, etc. But for the individual’s right , when two people who are tied in the bond of marriage are not able to further continue the relationship then they are provided with a few remedies under law to get out. The term ‘ Divorce’ legally means: “The legal separation of man and wife, effected, for cause, by the judgment of a court, and either totally dissolving the marriage relation, or suspending its effects so far as concerns the cohabitation of the parties.”
If anyone of the partners is facing problems in continuing the marriage then he/she can file a decree for divorce and if the court feels correct then the demand of divorce will be granted. There are many legal grounds on which ,a decree of divorce can be passed, such as adultery, child marriage, cruelty, marital rape, fraud, bigamy(not in muslims), desertion,etc. One of the ground for divorce under various statutes of law is ‘Impotency’. Under the

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