K. MOHAN RAM, J.

1. The appellant in the above appeals is the husband of the respondent. The marriage between the appellant and the respondent took place on 18.04.1975 as per Hindu Rites and Customs. On 29.03.1976 a son was born to them. Both of them are employed. On 10.07.1999 their son died.

2. It is the case of the appellant that from August 2005 onwards the respondent started living with her brother in order to give all her retirement benefits to his family, as she was to retire from service on super-annuation on 31.12.2005. Since the respondent refused to come to the matrimonial home, the appellant filed HMOP No.529 of 2006 against the respondent on 02.03.2006 seeking Restitution of Conjugal Rights. As the respondent expressed her unwillingness to live with the appellant, the appellant withdrew the OP and the same was dismissed on 18.12.2007. On the same day, the appellant filed OP No.3836 of 2007 seeking a decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty and desertion. It is the further case of the appellant that the respondent never cooked meals regularly and the respondent would leave to her brothers' and sisters' house very often and the respondent would make untrue all