K. K. Denesan, J.

1. This is the wife's appeal under S.19(1)(i) of the Family Court's Act, 1984 challenging the order dt. 24/11/2001 in OP No. 363/1999 on the file of the Family Court, Ernakulam. The said OP was filed by the respondent / husband under S.13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on the ground of cruelty and S.13 (1) (ib) on the ground of desertion.

2. THE HUSBAND'S PLEADINGS

The case of the respondent / husband in the petition for divorce is as follows: The petitioner (Anil Krishnan) and the respondent (Suchitra) are Hindus belonging to the Nair community. Their marriage was solemnized according to the customary rites at Sree Rama Mandir in Alappuzha on 08/06/1991. On the same day the petitioner and the respondent came to the petitioner's house at Ernakulam and thereafter they were living together at Ernakulam. Right from the beginning of their stay in the petitioner's family house, the petitioner found the respondent behaving very strangely towards him and his parents. She exhibited anger and annoyance towards the petitioner and his parents. At first the petitioner thought that the respondent's behaviour was due to her initial inability to adjust to the life o