JUDGMENT :

Surya Prakash Kesarwani, J.

1. Heard Sri M.D. Singh Shekhar, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Sri Vaibhav Goswami, learned counsel for the defendant-appellant and Sri Vishnu Singh, learned counsel for the plaintiff-respondent.

Facts

2. Briefly stated facts of the present case are that defendant – appellant/wife married with the plaintiff – respondent/husband on 10.06.1990 as per Hindu rites and rituals. Plaintiff – respondent is an I.P.S. Officer while the defendant – appellant is a Doctor holding M.B.B.S. Degree. The father of the plaintiff – respondent was in service of the Steel Authority of India, Raurkela while father of the defendant – appellant was Additional Director General of Police, Orissa and her mother has promoted a company known as JBS Capacitors Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneshwar. Initially, the defendant – appellant joined the service in Health Department, Aligarh, but after three or four months she left it. She became Director in the aforesaid Company promoted by her mother. Son, namely, Aparajita Issan Narayan was born on 05.06.1991 from the wedlock of the plaintiff and the defendant at SCB Medical College, Cuttack.

3. It appears that dispute between the plaintiff