ROMESH CHANDER Vs. SAVITRI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS Letters Patent Appeal is against the judgment of the learned Single Judge dismissing the appeal of the appellant filed against the judgment and decree of the Additional District Judge.

(2.) THE appellant-husband sought a decree of divorce on the ground of mental cruelty caused to him by his wife. To support this plea, reliance has been placed upon the written statement filed by the respondent-wife in the earlier petition filed by the appellant seeking identical relief on the ground of desertion. Besides this, reference was made to certain complaints filed by one Ramesh Gupta and publication of a news item in a local paper edited by Sh. D. R. Gupta, who as per appellant, acted at the behest of the respondent with a view to harass and malign him in public eye.

(3.) ON the pleadings of the parties, following issues were framed:1/ Whether the respondent had treated the petitioner with cruelty and the marriage between the parties is liable to be dissolved for the reasons given in paras No. 4 (v) (a) to (f) of the petition: OPA.