Prabha Sridevan, J.

The wife is the appellant, aggrieved by the judgment and decree for restitution of conjugal rights granted in favour of the respondent. The facts of the case are stated hereunder.

2. The respondent claimed that he had married the appellant on 2.3.1997 at Door No.9, Muthukumaraswamy Street, Perambur, Chennai-11. The marriage was performed in accordance with Section 7-A of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Even before the marriage, the two were in love and the marriage was consummated. The appellant obtained a seat in B.E. Course and till her marriage, her parents were meeting her educational expenses. But, after her marriage, it was only the respondent who paid for the appellants education. During June 1997, the appellant became pregnant, but that pregnancy was terminated. There was a regular letter correspondence between the respondent and the appellant till the end of 1998. Thereafter, the appellant stopped writing. She did not even care to reply to the respondents letters. She avoided meeting him and withdrew from the society of the respondent. The respondent sent a lawyers notice, for which there was no positive response from the appellant and therefore,