Madras High Court
CRP(MD)/3572/2025 of S.Hariprasad Vs Shruthi Manikandan on 3 September 2026
C.R.P(MD)No.3572 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 03.09.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA
C.R.P(MD)No.3572 of 2025
and
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1.S.Hariprasad
... Petitioner(s)
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1.Shruthi Manikandan
... Respondent(s)
Prayer:Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of The Constitution of India to set aside the order dated 17.10.2025 passed in I.A. No. 1 of 2024 in HMOP No.
988 of 2023 pending before the Honourable Family Judge, Madurai and to pass such further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thus render justice.
For Petitioner
: M/s.Baburajendran
For Respondents : Mr.J.Ramamoorthy
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ORDER
This Civil Revision Petition is filed against the order dated 17.10.2025 passed in I.A.No.1 of 2024 in HMOP No.988 of 2023 pending before the Family Court, Madurai.
2. The revision petitioner is the husband, and the respondent is his wife. The revision petitioner/husband alone filed a petition seeking dissolution of the marriage solemnised between him and the respondent on 04.06.2018, on the grounds of cruelty and non-consummation of the marriage.
3. During the pendency of the said H.M.O.P., the husband, Hari Prasad, filed I.A.No.1 of 2024 against his wife, Shruthi Manikantan, seeking a direction to both parties to undergo medical examination at any hospital convenient to them and to furnish the necessary medical report before the Court. The said interlocutory application came to be dismissed. Aggrieved by the said order, the present Civil Revision Petition has been filed by the husband.
4. When the matter is taken up for admission, the learned counsel appearing for both the parties submitted that both of them are willing to undergo medical examination. The respondent/wife is willing to undergo medical examination to
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C.R.P(MD)No.3572 of 2025 ascertain whether she is suffering from any specific medical condition, namely, vaginismus disorder along with genophobia. The revision petitioner/husband is also willing to undergo medical examination to ascertain whether the marriage between the parties has been consummated.
5. Both the parties have expressed their willingness to undergo medical examination for the aforesaid purpose. Since the petitioner and the respondent are residing abroad, the petitioner/husband appeared before this Court through Video Conferencing and was identified by his learned counsel. He also communicated her consent through e-mail for undergoing the proposed medical examination. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent submitted that the respondent came to India and produced the relevant documents, including a copy of her air ticket and passport, in support thereof. The respondent/wife also filed an affidavit expressing her consent to undergo medical examination to ascertain whether she is suffering from vaginismus disorder along with genophobia and to determine whether the marriage between the parties has been consummated. The petitioner/husband also appeared before this Court in person.
6. Therefore, in the interest of justice and in order to enable the petitioner to establish his case, it is necessary to direct both the parties to appear before the
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C.R.P(MD)No.3572 of 2025 Medical Board at the Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Accordingly, the Medical Board is directed to examine Shruthi, D/o. Manikandan, aged about 32 years, the respondent in H.M.O.P.No.988 of 2023, with regard to the specific medical conditions, namely, vaginismus disorder and genophobia, and also to conduct the necessary medical examination/tests on Hari Prasad, S/o. Shanmugavelu, the petitioner in H.M.O.P.No.988 of 2023, for the purpose of ascertaining the relevant medical facts concerning the alleged non-consummation of the marriage. Accordingly, both the parties are directed to appear before the Medical Board, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, on 12.10.2026 at 10.30 a.m. The Medical Board shall conduct the necessary examinations and submit its medical report before this Court within ten days from the date of such examinations, specifically addressing the medical findings relevant to the question of whether the marriage between the parties has been consummated.
7. Call the matter on 16.10.2026
03.09.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Ns Note:Issue order copy on 07.09.2026
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C.R.P(MD)No.3572 of 2025 To
1. The Medical Board, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai.
2. The Judge, Family Court, Madurai
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C.R.P(MD)No.3572 of 2025 R.POORNIMA
, J. Ns C.R.P(MD)No.3572 of 2025 and C.M.P(MD)No.19088 of 2025 03.09.2026
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