The respondent in O.P. No.48 of 1982, on the file of Additional District Judge, Pondicherry, is the appellant before us.

2. The parties hereinafter will be referred to as they are arrayed in the original petition.

3. The original petition was filed by the husband for divorce under Sec.13 (1-b) of Hindu Marriage Act, on the following allegations:

The marriage between the parties took place on 16. 1975, and, at that time, the petitioner was working in the railways as a clerk and he was residing with his parents at Pondicherry. Even at that time, the respondent (wife) was working as a school teacher. Even now both are employed at different places. It is said that after marriage, the parties lived as husband and wife at Pondicherry till September, 1976, and even during that time, the respondent frequently used to go to her parents house under some pretext or other. It is further averred that the petitioner used to treat the wife with utmost affection, love and consideration, and in spite of all his efforts, the wife was behaving in a reckless manner and was not discharging her marital duties properly. She often used to stay with her parents for some reason or other,