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...ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b and was incapable of performing his matrimonial obligations.

She had submitted that her marriage lasted only for five months and that from the first day itself her mother-in-law treated her cruelly, both mentally and physically, because of her husband's mental disorder.

The lower court and Delhi High Court had dismissed her petition holding that her husband was not suffering from ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b and that there was insufficient material on record to establish the cause of cruelty.

The courts had held that the incidents of cruelty were not as grave so as to be included within the scope of concept of cruelty.

Setting aside the verdict of trial court and High (Court, the Bench said "the trial court failed to appreciate the uncontroverted evidence of the appellant (woman) who had proved the case on every count.

"It has been established beyond doubt by the doctors who had deposed as witnesses and brought original medical record of the respondent (husband) that he is suffering from mental disorder." Holding that grant of divorce on the plea of mental insanity and mental disorder is different than cruelty, the Bench said "the appellant (woman), in our view, had proved beyond doubt that the respondent (husband) suffered from mental disorder and that the appellant suffered cruelty by and at the behest of the husband".

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...ba href=/schizophrenia/a/b; antiretrovirals, which are used to treat HIV; and antihypertensives and anti-cholesterol drugs, which are both used to treat high blood pressure and cholesterol.

CMS designates antipsychotics and antiretrovirals as "protected" under the drug benefit, meaning that plans must cover "all or substantially all" available drugs (White et al., "The Medicare Drug Benefit: How Good Are the Options?

" March 2006).

Medi-Cal covers 20 antipsychotic medications, compared with a median of 18 medications for Medicare PDPs, according to the study.

In addition, Medi-Cal covers 23 antiretrovirals, the same median as Medicare plans.

Medi-Cal covers 12 blood pressure drugs and 14 cholesterol-lowering drugs, compared with a median of eight antihypertensives and 10 anti-cholesterol treatments.

According to the study, "Many ...

beneficiaries, even if they are properly enrolled in a drug plan, have coverage that is inferior to their coverage under Medi-Cal for the four classes analyzed" (Los Angeles Times, 3/21).

Coverage by Plan The study also examines coverage under stand-alone prescription drug plans, Medicare Advantage plans and special needs plans.

It looks at coverage of the 100 most commonly prescribed drugs under 10 different plans.

The study finds:Five of the 10 plans offer "high drug coverage," which the study designates as coverage of more than 95 of the top 100 drugs for PDPs and more than 90 drugs for MA plans;Two of the 10 plans offer coverage during the so-calle...