J U D G M E N T

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by S.SOUNTHAR, J.)

The unsuccessful petitioner/husband in a petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty has come up with this appeal. According to the appellant/husband his marriage with the respondent had taken place on 23.11.2009. They set up a matrimonial home at Chennai. The appellant claimed that right from the inception of marriage the respondent ill-treated him and kept picking up frequent quarrels. The respondent and her mother had shown disrespect to the appellant by citing his financial position. The appellant also claimed that respondent had the habit of suspecting his fidelity with all of his colleagues. It was also claimed that the respondent used to call him at office hours very often and picked up quarrel with him. The respondent also blackmailed him under the threat of committing suicide. The appellant claimed that the respondent voluntarily withdrew from the matrimonial home during November 2011. On these pleadings, he sought for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty.

2. The respondent filed a counter wherein she denied the allegations found in the divorce petition filed by the appellant and claimed tha