lunacy

In India, the first kidney transplant was much lauded as it represented the advancement of medical facilities and scope of enhancing medical services in the country.

For any marriage to be legally valid, consent is an essential ingredient. If the court is satisfied that one of the parties to the marriage did not give consent or was not of sound mind to give consent with a clear understanding of what marriage entails, the marriage may be annulled on the ground that one of the spouses was not of sound mind at the time of the marriage.

In many Bollywood flicks, we have seen portions from courtroom drama where a woman is falsely implicated and established as ‘mentally unsound’ in a court of law. Those scenes where a woman is ruthlessly grilled with very confusing questions are not limited to reel life. At times, it happens in real life too. There is a good reason why this happens. A sound mental condition is a pre-requisite for a valid marriage under Indian laws.