S.S.GREWAL, J.

1. This Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against the judgment of learned single Judge of this Court dated 28-1-1987, whereby, judgment and decree passed by the trial Court granting divorce on the ground of desertion in favour of Mohinder Singh (hereinafter referred to as the husband) against Harbans Kaur (hereinafter referred to as the wife), was set aside.

2. Admittedly, the marriage between the parties was solemnized on 29-6-1979 at village Khadial, District Sangrur. After the marriage, as per allegations of the husband, the parties lived together as husband and wife for about 11/2 years at village Shahpur Kalan. No child was, however, born out of the said wedlock. About 3 1/2 years prior to the filing of the present petition i.e. somewhere in the year 1981, Shingara Singh, brother of the wife, came to village Shahpur Kalan, and, took away the wife with him on the pretext that her father Kartar Singh was seriously ill and the latter wanted to see her. It was further pleaded that at the time when the wife accompanied her brother, she took away all her gold ornaments and other clothes. After about 20 days or so the husband went to the house of her in-laws