Jagdish Chandra, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by appellant Madan Lal (hereinafter to be referred to as the husband ) against the judgment dated 8-12-1983 passed by Shri R. C. Jain, Additional District Judge, Delhi whereby the petition of the husband under Sec. 13 (l) (i) and (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, as amended, seeking dissolution of his marriage by a decree of divorce, against his wife respondent No. 1 Sudesh Kumari (hereinafter to be referred to as the wife ) was dismissed with costs.

( 2 ). Parties were married to each other on 10-2-1977 in accordance with Hindu Rites and thereafter they lived together as husband and wife in premises No. 915, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi. On or about 10-8-77 the wife told the husband that she was not feeling well and thereafter on 12-8-1977 she complained of some pain in her abdomen and the husband immediately took her to Hindu Rao Hospital and got her admitted in the maternity ward where she gave birth to a male child at 12. 35 A. M. on the night intervening 13/14th August 1977. The birth of this child, thus, took place after six months and four days of the marriage. The child was alive and weighed 5 pounds and was born after 6 month

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