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9. The incident of misbehaviour even by brother of his wife with his family in January, 2010 and complaints made by the respondent/wife to Indian Air Force allegedly caused mental cruelty to the extent that he insisted for divorce even during the meeting dated May 04, 2011 at Air Force Station, Begumpet, Hyderabad.

10. For the purpose of disposal of this appeal, we will ignore the instances prior to January, 2010 terming them as normal wear and tear in life or the quarrel being of a trivial nature not sufficient to constitute a ground to seek divorce for causing mental cruelty.

11. The instances causing mental cruelty as pleaded in the divorce petition w.e.f. January, 2010 onwards are:

(i) In January, 2010 marriage of brother of respondent/wife was to be solemnised. Her brother came to the matrimonial home to take her for attending his marriage and he misbehaved with his parents. She accompanied her brother to attend the marriage function and did not return thereafter.

(ii) The respondent/wife sent a written complaint dated January 10, 2011 making false allegations against the appellant/husband to Air Force Station, Begumpet, Hyderabad where he was posted at that time. The matter was taken up by the concerned authorities and not only the parties i.e. appellant/husband and respondent/wife but even their respective parents/relatives were called at the Air Force Station. A meeting was organised not only between appellant/husband and respondent/wife but also between their respective families. The issue could not be resolved.

18. Status of the parties as reflected in the divorce petition shows that at the time of marriage the appellant/husband was 23 years and 4 months old and the respondent/wife was 22 years and 9 months old. The divorce petition has been filed after four years of the marriage. At the time of marriage not only the respondent/wife but also her entire family must be having the knowledge that the bridegroom was a Corporal in Indian Air Force. At the time of marriage he was posted in Jamnagar (Gujarat). It has come in the testimony of PW-1 Avinash Maan - appellant/husband that he was living in bachelor accommodation. He had applied for in-campus family accommodation which he could not get. He has also stated that as per rules of Air Force in-campus accommodation is allotted after the age of 25 years. He has also stated that he informed his wife about the rule position and assured her that whenever he get incampus accommodation he would take her with him. He applied for incampus accommodation in Jamnagar and thereafter also in July, 2009 when he was posted at Begumpet, Hyderabad. He continued living in bachelor accommodation. This was something beyond the control of the appellant/husband. If this was the grievance of the respondent/wife that she was not taken by him to his place of posting, he had valid reasons for the same.

21. On the above complaint received from the respondent/wife, a meeting between the parties and the respective families was organized on May 04, 2011 at 1000 hrs. at Air Force Station, Begumpet Secundrabad, (A.P.), Ex. PW-1/2 is the statement of the appellant/husband wherein he has stated that after interaction with his wife he was convinced that there was no change in her habits, thoughts and attitude hence he has decided to take a divorce. This statement is signed by the respondent/wife as well Sqn. Ldr. Rajani Gupta, Hony. Jt. Secy. AFWWA (L), AF Stn. Begumpet.