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The husband filed for divorce under Sections 12(1)(b) and 13(1)(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act, seeking a court order that his wife undergo a medical examination to determine unsoundness of mind. The District Judge ordered the examination, the High Court dismissed the revision, and the wife appealed …
The Supreme Court heard a writ petition under Article 32 concerning Ajoy Ghosh, a prisoner‑lunatic detained since 1962 in West Bengal prisons. The Court found that the prison authorities and the Assistant Chief Metropolitan Magistrate had failed to provide medical care or maintain records from 1964 …
Ms. Sheela Barse, a social activist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 alleging that numerous children and adults in West Bengal were being committed to jails as “non‑criminal lunatics” without proper medical assessment, thereby depriving them of liberty and subjecting them to inadequate care. …
The appellant, Tribhovandas Haribhai Tamboli, leased agricultural land and, under Section 32(1) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, became a deemed purchaser from tillers' day (1 April 1957). Because the landlord was a lunatic, his purchase right was deferred under Section 32‑F …
