L. Narasimha Reddy, J.

1. The appellant is the husband of the respondent. Their marriage took place in the year 1989 when both of them were studying M.B.B.S. Course, at Bangalore. It is stated to be love marriage and that at a later point of time, a formal marriage was performed on 20-05-1990 at Tirupati in the presence of the parents of the respondent. The marriage is said to have been registered, five years thereafter, i.e., on 28-03-1995, when they have shifted their residence to Hyderabad. They were also blessed with two daughters.

2. The appellant filed O.P.No.685 of 2006 before the Additional Family Court, Hyderabad for divorce against the respondent, under Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act (for short ‘the Act’). He pleaded the grounds of cruelty and desertion on the part of the respondent. In the O.P., the appellant pleaded that after the birth of the second daughter, the respondent insisted that he should get his share in the property of his parents at Shimoga, Karnataka State and when she did not agree for the establishment of a Diagnostic Centre at Mangalore, he was compelled to come back to Hyderabad to practice medicine. He has also stated