A strange story is circulating right now about a man who thought he could get a divorce by bringing another woman to court instead:

Sanjib Saha presented a woman as his wife in a lower court in the eastern city of Kolkata this month. Both said they sought a mutual divorce, something the court granted immediately.

Mr Saha’s real wife was then asked to leave the marital home. She has since appealed the ruling at a higher court, charged her husband with cheating and the original divorce was suspended.

I suppose the court relied on the husband and wife to authenticate each other, which in effect means no authentication at all. Perhaps he did not realize his real wife would be able to legally contest the divorce papers once they were granted.