In Brief
A husband and wife, married in 2013 and previously residing in the UK, separated in 2021. The husband filed for restitution of conjugal rights under the Hindu Marriage Act; the wife sought divorce alleging his impotency. The husband requested medical testing for potency; the wife opposed. The Trial Court allowed the testing. The High Court set it aside without substantive reasoning. The Supreme Court held that when one party willing undergoes testing on a material issue, the court must decide on merits, not conduct. The Court modified the High Court's order, directing the potentiality test proceed within four weeks with sealed cover confidentiality protections.
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