The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Mrs. A. Subbulakshmy, J:

1. Unsuccessful petitioner, the wife who filed the petition for divorce on the ground of desertion and cruelty is the appellant herein.

2. The case of the petitioner is that she married the respondent on 26.1.1975 according to Hindu ceremonies and customs and their marriage was also registered in the Hindu Marriage Register maintained by the Marriage Registrar and they lived together at T.Nagar, Madras and then they moved to Defence Colony, Nandambakkam, Madras, and a son was born to them on 20.3.1976. The petitioner contends that from 1975 to 1989 the petitioner and the respondent were living together and in the month of December, 1986 the respondent deserted the petitioner without any cause and consent of the petitioner and the respondent abandoned his duties and thereafter, the petitioner lived with her son in the Defence Colony, Nandambakkam and then she moved to Kasturiba Nagar, Adyar, Madras. The petitioner further contends that the conduct of the respondent is against the wish of the petitioner and there is no possibility of the respondent returning again to matrimonial home and the inhuman attitu