( 1 ) THIS appeal by the original-plaintiff is against the judgment and decree dismissing her suit for damages of Rs. one lac based on the ground of breach of promise of marriage.

( 2 ) THE case of the appellant is that she is Goansee Brahmin coming from poor family. In 1978. she had started working as a part-time typist in a typing institution Goodluck Typing Center in Santacruz (East) Bombay which was run by the respondent-defendant The defendant was also working as a Steno-typist in Indian Oil Corporation at Bombay. The respondent-defendant developed friendly relations with the appellant- plaintiff. In 1980 the defendant was transferred from Bombay to Rajkot office of Indian Oil Corporation. The appellate-plaintiff accompanied the respondent-defendant to Rajkot on promise to find out a job for her. Relying on him she came to Rajkot on 23-3-1981 and stayed with the respondent-defendant in Ashok Hotel for three days. The respondent- defendant being a Muslims although married stated to the appellant- plaintiff that his wife was unable to conceive and bear a child and therefore he had to adopt the child of his sister in-law. But the respondent-defendant was very much