S.S. Saron, J. - The present appeal has been filed against the judgment and decree dated 23.11.1990 passed by the learned District Judge, Hoshiarpur, whereby the petition under Section 13(1)(iii) of the Hindu Marriage Act (Act, for short) filed by the appellant Satish Kumar Puri for the grant of divorce has been dismissed.

2. The facts of the case are that the marriage between the parties was solemnized at Hoshiarpur on 7.12.1984 according to Hindu religious rites. After the marriage, the appellant found the respondent to be mentally upset and unfit and suffering from mental disorder. She remained restless and sluggish in the house. He complained to her parents regarding her condition, who posed that she had not slept for days that is why she is restless and she will be alright after few days. In fact, she was mentally deranged and this fact has been concealed from his at the time of marriage. It is stated that the respondent has been suffering continuously or intermittently from mental disorder of such a kind and to such an extent that the appellant cannot reasonably be expected to live with her. She was mentally ill before her marriage and even now her mental condition i