Judgment

KULDIP SINGH, J

( 1 ) HIS parents advertised for "homely non- medico" bride. Her parents responded. Marriage took place on 24/01/1988 at Noida near Delhi. They hardly lived as husband and wife at pune for about seven months when on 16/08/1988 the husband Filed a petition under S. 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty. He alleged "she had a habit of smoking" and "it was found that she was in the habit of drinking and even once came drunk to the applicants house and abused everybody". He further alleged "it was found by the applicant that she was working as a model prior to marriage and he found few pictures of the respondent in bikini and semi-nude clothes in magazines". She vehemently denied the allegations and claimed that she was a homely, vegetarian, non-smoking, teetotaller and faithful housewife. The Family court at Pune proceededex parte and granted divorce-decree by the order dated 30/11/1989. Wifes application for setting aside the ex parte decree was dismissed by the Family court on 24/06/1990. The High court by its judgment dated October 10/11, 1990 upheld the Findings of the Family court with the modification that in pla