( 1 ) THIS appeal, at the instance of the petitioner-husband, arises out of a petition filed under S. 12 (1) (b ). Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for annulment of the marriage. The averments in support of the petition may be briefly stated: The marriage between the petitioner and the respondent took place on 14-12-1980 and they both lived together as husband and wife for 23 days. The respondent during that period had recurrent attacks of epilepsy. When the respondent had epilepsy attack on 8-12-1980 the petitioner took the respondent to Dr. G. Nagabhushanam, who opined that she was having epilepsy and gave prescription. After enquiry the petitioner came to know that the respondent had attack of epilepsy about 2 years prior to the marriage after seeing her mother in Gandhi Hospital and again she had another attack when she failed in her B. A. examination. When the respondent had the attack on 8-12-1980 the father of the respondent came and took the respondent to his house. On 14-12-1980 the father of the respondent came and when he was asked by the elders he admitted that the respondent was having epilepsy. Because of the incurable disease which the respondent is having and