( 1 ) THIS is an appeal arising under Section 28 of the Family Courts Act filed by the wife appellant attacking the judgment and decree of Sri Surendra Pratap Mishra, Family Court Judge, Allahabad dated 10-3-1997 in case No. 293 of 1991 by virtue of which the divorce was granted to the respondent (wife) on the ground of marriage has been broken down and as there is no hope of revival as 14 years have passed and both husband and wife have deserted each other.

( 2 ) THE brief facts which are culled out from the appeal as well as written statement and from the record are as follows :-The parties are Sikh by faith. The petitioner-respondent is working as an auditor in the office of the Accountant General, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad and now is aged about 51 years. The marriage of the petitioner-respondent was solemnized with the respondent-appellant on 31-5-1982 at Varanasi. The appellant-wife is an educated lady. She has done her B. Sc. , B. Ed. , M. A. and P. L. and she is employed as P. T. teacher in Durga Charan Das Girls Inter College, Sonarpura, Varanasi. She was enjoying the same status at the time of the marriage. It is alleged by the petitioner-respondent that