IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.HARILAL &

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.M.BABU THURSDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH 2018 / 24TH PHALGUNA, 1939 Mat.Appeal.No. 476 of 2007 AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 22-06-2007 IN O.P. NO. 614/2006 of FAMILY COURT, MALAPPURAM APPELLANT/RESPONDENT: ---------------------

P.K.ABDURAHMAN, 36 YEARS, S/O. KUNHIMUHAMMED, PATTARKADAVAN HOUSE, PANAKKAD, ERNAD TALUK,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.

BY ADV.SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER RESPONDENT/PETITIONER: ----------------------

K.RAMLATH, 34 YEARS,D/O. HAMZA, KAYANIKKAL HOUSE, PALUNDA, EDAKKARA AMSOM DESOM,NILAMBUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K THIS MATRIMONIAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15-03-2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

DST K. HARILAL & A.M. BABU,JJ.

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J U D G M E N T

K. Harilal, J.

The appellant is the respondent in Original Petition NO.614 of 2006 of the Family Court, Malappuram and the aforesaid petition was filed by the respondent herein, seeking a decree dissolving the marriage between the appellant and respondent under Section 2(