M. S. A. Siddiqui, J.

( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against judgment and decree dated 1-8-96 of the Additional District Judge, Delhi dissolving the marriage between the parties by a decree of a divorce on the ground of cruelty under Section 13 (1) (i) (a) of the Hindu Marriage Act.

( 2 ) THE marriage between the parties was solemnized on 21. 10. 90 at New Delhi according to Hindu rites. On 27-3-1992, the respondent/husband filed a petition under Section 13 (1) (i) (a) of the Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty. According to the respondent, the appellant s behaviour and attitude towards him and members of his family had been very uncooperative and even cruel from the very inception of their marriage because the appellant being quarrel some in nature would pick up quarrel with him and other members of his family for no rhyme or reasons and she used to run away to her parents home very often. Immediately after marriage, when the appellant came to the respondent s house, she complained about her feeling of suffocation in her matrimonial home as a result whereof marriage could not be consummated. To illustrate misconduct and cr

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