Ashok Menon, J.

1. This Mat.Appeal is filed by the respondent-husband challenging the judgment of the Family Court, Thrissur in OP No.155/2006, by which the respondent was directed to pay an amount of Rs.2,55,000/- to the petitioner-wife within two months and in default thereof to pay interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of petition along with costs.

2. The facts in brief are thus: The petitioner and the respondent got married on 02.02.1992 and three daughters were born in that wedlock. At the time of marriage, the petitioner was working as a Teacher in an English Medium School, while the respondent was a Karate Coach working in various institutions at Kozhikkode. Consequent to the marriage, the petitioner was forced to resign her job and reside in the matrimonial home. It is alleged that the respondent was of a suspicious nature. She was not permitted to talk to anybody outside the house. Though she had passed a clerical test for employment in the Guruvayur Devaswom, she was not allowed to attend the interview. That apart, the petitioner was also harassed both mentally and physically by the respondent. The respondent also accused the petitioner for having giv