S. SRIKANTH Vs. B.A. VANI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PRESENT appeal is directed under Section 19 of Family Courts Act, 1984, challenging the order of dismissal of the petition filed under Section 13(1) (ia) of Hindu Marriage Act by the Family Court at Mysore in M.C.No.409/2011.

(2.) RESPONDENT is the legally wedded wife of the petitioner and their marriage was solemnized on 29.11.2009 at Tumkur, as per Hindu customs. Petitioner had filed a petition before the Family Court at Mysore, seeking a decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty under Section 13(1)(i -a) of Hindu Marriage Act. The said petition has been dismissed after contest. Several grounds have been urged in this appeal memo challenging the dismissal of the petition. Entire records of the Trial Court have been called for. Parties will be referred to as per their ranking given in the Trial Court.

(3.) THE marriage of the parties solemnized on 29.11.2009 at Gayatri Kalyana Mantapa, Tumkur, was an arranged marriage and it was attended by the relatives and well -wishers of both the sides. Appellant is a practicing advocate at Mysore and the respondent was also practicing as an Advocate at Tumkur. After the marriage, respondent joined the appellant in the matrimonial house of the petitioner at Mysore. According to the petitioner, the respondent started pressurizing him to establish a separate house and demanded him to admit his parents to old age home. On 08.01.2010 the respondent's parents along with their son and some of his colleagues visited the petitioner's house and manhandled him and his parents and even went to the extent of filing a false complaint against the petitioner before the police. The respondent is stated to have lived in the matrimonial home for only twelve days and during this period his parents were forced to go the Police Station. She is stated to have made false, frivolous and reckless allegation stating that the petitioner had demanded dowry from her family members. Respondent is stated to have treated the petitioner as well as his parents with cruelty.