ARVIND SAVANT, J.:—This appeal is by the original petitioner-husband against the judgment and decree dated 15th March, 1993 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Bombay, in M.J. Petition No. A-877 of 1991. The husband had filed the petition for divorce mainly on two grounds, viz. :-

(i) that he was treated by the respondent-wife with cruelty after the solemnisation of the marriage, as contemplated by Clause (ia) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; and

(ii) that the respondent-wife had deserted him for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition, as contemplated by Clause (ib) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the said Act.

Another ground on which relief was sought was under Clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Act contending that the marriage was not consumated. However, this contention has not been pressed before us. Under the impugned-Judgment, the husbands petition has been dismissed with costs. The wifes counter-claim in respect of certain ornaments, which she claimed as her streedhan property, has been decreed fully to the tune of Rs. 1,15,415/- and the h