1. ' During the course of proceedings in the respondent's suit seeking dissolution of the marriage, alleging mental and physical torture; drug addiction causing diminution of "man's potentiality, harassm ent, peevishness and cruel behaviour", incompatibility of temperament; irretrievable aversion and hatred and lack of maintenance, including that of the wedlock's issue Miss Sitra, culminating into the following issues: "(1) Whether the defendant treates the plaintiff with habitual cruelty?
(2) Whether the defendant is addicted to intoxicants?
(3) Whether the defendant has failed to provide maintenance allowance to the plaintiff for the last two years?
(4) Whether the plaintiff is entitled to Khula`, if so, on what terms?
(5) Whether the plaintiff is entitled to recover her dower amount Rs,40,000 from the defendant?
(6) Whether the plaintiff is entitled to recover maintenance allowance from the defendant, if so, from what period and to what extent?
(7) To what monthly maintenance allowance Sitra Khauja the minor plaintiff No,2 of Suit No,23 of 1989 consolidated to the present suit is entitled and from what period?
(8) Relief."
2. ' At the conclusion of the respondent's evidence vide application dated 1-7-1990 petitioner sought constitution of medical board with a view to establishing his potency, which was turned down by the trial Court on 22-12-1990 on the ground that not only in view of pleadings of the parties framing of the issue as to petitioner's impotency is not called for, but also requirement of the same stands sufficiently negated on account of the child's birth during currency of the parties marriage, additionally the respondent's counsel resolved not to press Issue No 2 still dissatisfied therewith petitioner reiterated the same proposition by requesting for the framing of an additional issue as to impotency, which met the same fate vide the impugned order dated 7-2-1991; legality whereof has been assailed in these proceedings by contending that the allegation of impotency caused due to intoxication has not been withdrawn, despite its factum having been repelled by the child's birth.
3. I am afraid, the petition is misconceived in view of the findings recorded by the trial Court and appears to have been devised to prolong the litigation. Independent thereof the law does not favour piecemeal adjudication of causes; resultantly, the petition is hereby dismissed in limine.