Common Judgment: (L. Narasimha Reddy, J.)

1. These two appeals are filed against a common order dt. 07.07.2011 passed by the Family Court-cum-Additional District Judge, Guntur in DOP Nos. 66 & 98 of 2009.

2. The relevant facts are as under:

The appellant is the wife of the respondent. Their marriage took place on 12.09.1995 at Brodipet, Guntur, according to the Christian customs and rites. The respondent filed DOP No.66 of 2009 under Sec.10(1)(vii)(ix) and 19(3) of Divorce Act (for short ‘the Act’) for declaring his marriage with the appellant as null and void. He pleaded that the parents of the appellant concealed the fact that the appellant is a lunatic and when he came to know about the same after the marriage, she was taken to a Dr.Phani Bhushan, Psychiatrist at Guntur (PW-4), and that after conducting relevant medical tests, it was opined that the appellant suffers from psychosis. He stated that every effort was made by him to save the marriage, such as getting treatment for the appellant, or by setting up a separate residence, though his financial condition did not permit the same, proved to be futile. He stated that though they lived together for sometime, their m