ORDER :

Shree Chandrashekhar, J.

The judgment in Title (Maintenance) Suit No. 01 of 2009 has been challenged by the wife on various grounds including the findings rendered on issue No.4 framed in the said suit.

2. This First Appeal was admitted for hearing by an order dated 5th February 2018 and the lower Court records have been placed before us.

3. On 10th February 2022, the following order was passed by this Court:

“Order No.15/Dated: 10th February, 2022

On repeated calls, no one appears for the respondent. Today is 15th day of date of listing of this First Appeal for hearing.

By an order dated 12th September 2017 notice to the respondent was issued by the Court and after hearing the learned counsel for the respondent by an order dated 20th November 2017 delay of 145 days in filing the present First Appeal was condoned by the Court.

The proceedings in the present First Appeal disclosed that on 3rd February 2020, 5th November 2020 and 10th December 2020 no one appeared for the respondent.

By an order dated 10th December 2020, the learned counsels appearing for the parties were directed to file their written notes and compilation of judgments, if any. This order of the Court has not been co