The Supreme Court of India ruled in favor of a soldier with Schizophrenia, granting him a disability pension after criticizing the lack of proper justification in the Medical Board’s report regarding his discharge. The court emphasized a liberal interpretation of laws benefiting individuals and highlighted the necessity for clear reasoning in such cases.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that mental illnesses, like schizophrenia, do not automatically justify divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act without clear evidence of severe impact. It emphasized the necessity of proving the mental disorder’s seriousness. In this case, the court ultimately granted divorce due to willful desertion but upheld that mental health claims require stringent proof.
