( 1 ) THE appellant is the petitioner in O. P. 76 of 1977. The petition was filed under Sec. 13 (1-A) (ii) of the HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 seeking dissolution of the marriage on the ground that the respondent-wife did not comply with the earlier decree passed for restitution of conjugal rights in O. P. No. 36 of 1976,

( 2 ) THE essential averments in support of the petition are that the marriage was Celebrated on 27-4-1975 and subsequent to the marriage the respondent-wife came and lived with the petitioner for a few days, and left the house and thereafter the petitioner made several attempts to persuade the retpondent to come and live With him, but she refused to do so and continued to stay at her parents house at Gudavalli village and the petitioner was obliged to file O. P. No. 36 of 1976 on the file of the Court of the Subordinate judge, Tenali, for restitution of conjugal rights against the respondent. The petition was ordered on 9-7-1976. As the respondent wife failed to comply with the decree, E. P. No. 35 of 1977 was filed by the petitioner and a notice was issued to the respondent. Inspite of the same she refused to join and live with him. Therefore, the petiti