JUDGMENT :

A. Muhamed Mustaque, J.

This appeal was preferred by the husband, who was unsuccessful before the Family Court, to obtain divorce on the grounds of cruelty.

2. The marriage between the parties was on 29.01.2002 in accordance with the Hindu religious rites and ceremonies. Two children were born in wedlock. The children are now major. The Appellant-husband was in Muscat and now came down to India and settled. The allegation of cruelty has been narrated in the pleadings. The appellant alleges that the respondent-wife hails from a poor family and was more interested in extracting money from him. It is submitted that the entire money sent by him from Muscat was misused and even the money sent for construction of house was squandered away. The appellant also alleged that the respondent had an illicit relationship with the husband of her sister. The neglect and apathy towards him are one of the cruelty alleged in the petition for divorce. The appellant-husband also claimed that differences in the family emerged when a dispute arose between the respondent's family with the widow of respondent's brother namely, Anitha, as the appellant supported the case of Anitha. The respondent de