JUDGMENT :

P. Krishna Kumar, J.

The wife filed a petition for recovery of gold and money allegedly entrusted to the husband at the time of marriage and thereafter. The husband also filed a petition for divorce on the ground of matrimonial cruelty. By the impugned common judgment, the Family Court dismissed both the petitions. The husband and wife challenge the respective adverse orders by preferring the above appeals. For the sake of convenience, the wife will hereinafter be referred to as the petitioner and the husband as the respondent.

2. The marriage between the petitioner and the respondent was solemnised on 2.12.1982 in accordance with the Hindu rites. Two girl children were born in this wedlock. The petitioner contended that at the time of marriage, 100 sovereigns of gold ornaments and ₹5,00,000/- were given by her parents. She furt