1. This is a husbands appeal from the judgment of the Subordinate Judge, Muktsar, dismissing his petition for dissolution of his marriage with his wife Amar Kaur respondent, under S.13 of the Hindu Marriage Act.

2. The parties were married to each other at village Chipli of Tehsil Dipalpur District Montgomery (now in Pakistan) on 20th of August 1940.These issues were born on of this union; two daughters on 2nd of December 1941 and 8th of January 1946 respectively, and a son on 10th of November 1948.A decree for divorce was sought on the ground of adultery committed by the respondent-wife with co-respondent, Such a Singh, on or about 21st of October 1955 in Gulshan Hotel, Bhatinda, and at Kot Bhai from 16th of January 1954 to 31st of May 1956 and with unknown persons of Abul Khurana from 8th of January 1958 to 31st of March 1958.The petitioner-husband made an allegation that his wife as a result of her adulterous conduct had been expelled from the Education Department where she had been employed as a teacher till 31st March 1958. Reliance was placed in the petition on the general reputation which the respondent-wife had at the various places she was posted as a teacher. The