HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN AND HON’BLE JUSTICE B.R. MADHUSUDHAN RAO FAMILY COURT APPEA L Nos.59 AND 61 OF 2016 Date: 05-05-2026 Between in FCA No.59 of 2016 x x x x x … Appellant Vs.

x x x x x … Respondent This Court delivered the following:

COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K. Lakshman)

Heard Sri Venkat Reddy Kodumury, learned counsel for the appellant - wife and Sri Vedula Srinivas, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri K. Pradeep Reddy, learned counsel for the respondent-husband.

2. F.C.A. No.59 of 2016 is filed by the wife aggrieved by the order dated 11.01.2016 in O.P.No. 71 of 2014 passed by learned XV Additional Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, while F.C.A. No.61 of 2016 is filed by her challenging the order dated

11.01.2016 in O.P. No.1393 of 2014 passed by the very same Court.

3. The appellant - wife filed the aforesaid O.P.No.71 of 2014 against the respondent - husband under Section - 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, for restitution of conjugal rights, directing the husband to permit her to join his company. Whereas, respondent - husband herein filed the aforesaid O.P.No.1393 of 2014 under Section - 13 (1) (ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short, ‘the Act, 1955’) seeking dissolution of his marriage with the appellant - wife on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. He also filed another O.P. No.1393 of 2014 under Sections - 7 to 10 and 25 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, to appoint him as natural guardian of minor ward, Trisha Reddy.

4. For the sake of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to as ‘wife’ and ‘husband’.

5. The husband filed the aforesaid O.P. No.1393 of 2024 against the wife seeking dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty and desertion contending that:

i. The marriage of the parties was performed on 03.07.1999 at Kadapa District as per Hindu rites and customs.

ii. It is an arranged marriage.

iii. In the year 1998, the husband completed his M.S. in Computer Science at Loyola University, Chicago, USA.

iv. Both the parties went to Chicago in July 1999 and the husband joined in Diamond Management Software Company as Database Administrator.

v. Both of them lead a happy marital life for about two years.

vi. Subsequently, in the year 2000, the wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and the husband arranged for her surgery and took considerable care of her health.

vii. She gave birth to a female child in 09.011.2003 in Chicago, USA.

viii. She neglected day to day duties and she began ignoring the husband.

ix. When mother of the husband came to USA in October, 2003, wife ill-treated his mother by using provocative and abusive words against him and his mother.

x. The wife abused her husband by calling a stout personality.

xi. The husband bought a house at Chicago and spent a lot of money and provided all facilities in the said house according to the wish of his wife, still she compares him with other people who are richer and humiliate him.

xii. The wife used to quarrel with him and threatened to call to the local police.

xiii. The husband was deprived of his basic necessities in his life on account of the peculiar behavior of the respondent.

xiv. The wife used to create scene for trivial incidents and humiliated her husband in the presence of relatives and friends.

xv. The wife neglected her husband by not attending to household duties, including cooking, and to have insulted and abused him, as well as indulged in disruptive conduct such as breaking her bangles, striking her head against the wall, throwing articles around, and creating scenes, thereby making the respondent’s life miserable.

xvi. Sister of the wife by name Madhavi is also staying in USA. She always interferes in his family affairs.

xvii. The wife neglected her daughter and did not give motherly affection to her at any point of time.

xviii. In August 2009, the husband came to India and went to Proddatur to see the child and the husband, but he was restrained by his wife and her parents to ente