( 1 ) THIS appeal under S. 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act is directed against the order dt. 22-4-83 passed by the Additional District Judge, Ujjain in Hindu Marriage Case No. 3a/82 dismissing the appellants suit for divorce. The appellant and the respondent came of affluent families. The appellant is serving in a Bank. The respondent is daughter of a businessman from Bhawani Mandi (Rajasthan ). She is a graduate from Vanasthali near Jaipur. They married on 25-2-79. After the marriage they lived together till Sept. , 1979 and thereafter the respondent left for her parental home and joined the appellant in July, 1980 and was blessed with a child. On or about 19-11-80 the respondent left the appellant.

( 2 ) THE appellant filed a case for divorce on the ground of cruelty. The instances of cruelty attributed against the respondent are : (a) Disobedience, (b) Refusal to cook, (c) Insulting to appellant in presence of others. (d) Ill-treating the appellant including beating. (e) Threatening the appellant to commit suicide. (f) Refusal to render any service and (g) Refusal of cohabitation and (h) not allowing access in the house and keeping the appellant waiting outside the h