1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant. Though respondent has appeared on notice through their counsel but no one appears today on behalf of him.

2. Appellant is the wife, aggrieved by the judgment and decree of divorce dated 13.01.2010 /28.01.2010, passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Palamau, Daltonganj in Matrimonial Case No. 33 of 2008. The matrimonial suit preferred by the petitioner- husband seeking dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty in terms of section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 was allowed ex-parte. It appears from the perusal of the records that the opposite party-wife/ appellant herein had appeared on notice in the suit and also participated in a conciliatory exercise whereunder a joint compromise petition was also filed but not acted upon. Since she stopped appearing in the matter, notices were again issued upon her but she did not choose to appear or file any written statement. Consequently, she was debarred from filing written statement and the case was heard ex-parte.

3. Marriage between the parties was solemnized on 7.7.2007, as per the case of the petitioner-husband, at village Mahugawan under Bishrampur pol