( 1 ) THE present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 19th May, 1988 passed by 4th Additional District Judge, Burdwan in 59/85 the Matrimonial Suit No. . By the judgment impugned the learned 15 / 87 judge dismissed the suit in which the husband/petitioner prayed for a decree of divorce against his wife/o:p. , the respondent here on the ground of cruelty.

( 2 ) BRIEFLY stated the case of the petitioner/husband is that the parties to the suit was married according to Hindu Rites on 11. 5. 84 at village payer, the father's place of the respondent. After the marriage the respondent came to the house of the petitioner at Moukhira under P. S. Ausgram and began to live as husband and wife. Within a very short period (as per the allegation of the petitioner a week after the marriage), the respondent expressed to the petitioner that she was not willing to reside at Moukhira and began to press her husband to live at Illambazar. The petitioner did not accept the proposal of his wife because he was brought up by his mother's sister in whose house the couple was residing at Moukhira. At such refusal the respondent/wife became very furious and started to abuse the petiti