Dipankar Datta, J.

The challenge in this appeal under section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereafter the Act) is to the judgment and decree dated March 18, 2008 passed by the Additional District Judge, 4th Court, Paschim Midnapore, whereby Matrimonial Suit No.395 of 2006, instituted by the appellant on the twin grounds of cruelty and desertion under section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) thereof, was dismissed.

2. The relevant facts that a reading of the application under section 13 of the Act reveal, are these. Marriage between the parties was solemnized on August 13, 2002, according to Hindu rites and customs, at Midnapore town where the respondent resided with her parents. After marriage, the respondent shifted to her matrimonial home at Chandannagar. Later, the marriage was registered on September 11, 2002. The marriage was duly consummated. During her stay at her matrimonial home, the respondent was found by the appellant to create an atmosphere which was not conducive to healthy matrimonial relationship. She was ill-tempered, lacking in culture, lazy and reluctant to perform house-hold duties. She did not care for her old and infirm parents-in-law. The mother of the appe