Bombay High Court Annuls Marriage Over Husband’s “Relative Impotency”
Shruti Mahapatra
The Bombay High Court ruled that a marriage can be annulled due to "relative impotency," stating that a couple's inability to consummate the marriage justifies legal dissolution.
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