( 1 ) THE petitioner - husband filed O. P. No. 47 of 1965 against the respondent - wife for judicial separation on the ground that the respondent wife had any reasonable cause deserted him. It was decided on 2nd Dec. 1966 and the decree for judicial separation was passed. Two years thereafter elapsed and on 9-12-1968 the present petition was filed by the petitioner husband for divorce. There was no resumption of cohabitation between the parties. The learned trial Judge allowed the petition and granted to the petitioner husband the decree for divorce. In this petition the respondent - wife filed an interlocutory application praying for maintenance under S. 25 (1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. That claim made by the respondent - wife was in view of her conduct, rejected by the learned trial Judge.

( 2 ) IT is that decree which is challenged by the respondent - wife in this appeal. Mr. Kulkarni, who appears for the wife, has contended that she has made attempts at resumption of cohabitation and that the husband had thwarted all those attempts. Therefore, according to him, the husband was entitled to a decree for divorce. The wife has led the evidence of two witnesses besid