Prabha Sridevan, J.

Both these appeals have been filed by the husband. The Family Court dismissed

F.C.O.P. No.674 of 1997 filed by the husband for divorce and allowed F.C.O.P. No.623 of 1995 filed by the wife, the respondent herein, for restitution of conjugal rights. The parties will be referred to as appellant and respondent, which is how they are arrayed in these appeals, so that there may be consistency in reference.

2. F.C.O.P. No.623 of 1995 was filed first and therefore, we will look at the pleadings therein.

The couple got married in a Roman Catholic Church in Kanyakumari on 11. 1989. According to the respondent, since she was the only daughter of her parents, her parents performed the marriage lavishly and bore the entire expenses. She is a Physics Graduate and had completed her P.G. Diploma Course in Computer Science. The appellant gave her to understand that he was qualified as an Engineer working in the Railways. To her shock, she found that he was only a Head Draftsman. Her parents questioned him as to why he uttered falsehood, but since the marriage preparations were at an advanced stage, they did not cancel the marriage. After the marriage, they resided toge