M. Shahul Hameed, the first defendant, the appellant herein aggrieved by the concurrent judgments and decrees passed by the Courts below declaring that the Talaq pronounced through the letter sent by him to his wife is not valid and granting permanent injunction to the wife/plaintiff, has filed this second appeal.

2. The case of the plaintiff is as follows:

"The plaintiff A. Salima got married to the first defendant Shahul Hameed on 2.4.1978 under Muslim rites. The first defendant, the appellant herein is an Officer in the Office of the Collector of Central Excise and Customs, Madurai, the third defendant, which is under the control of the second defendant Union of India. Initially, they were living happily. The plaintiff was subjected to various medical tests to find out whether she got conceived. She was also subjected to operation. Since she became weak, she requested her husband to get transfer from Tirunelveli near Salem so that she could get treatment from Dr.Joseph, who belongs to Chennai and visits Saraswathy Nursing Home at Salem periodically. He did not agree for that. In the meantime, the plaintiff received a letter dated 30.11.1987 containing Talaq pronounceme