As per case facts, the petitioner husband filed for divorce against his wife alleging cruelty and desertion, claiming she tortured his family, refused to cook, and left their home. The ... wife countered, stating she faced dowry demands and cruelty, leading to her departure. The Family Court dismissed the divorce petition, finding insufficient proof from the husband. The appeal challenged this judgment as perverse, arguing evidence of cruelty and desertion was overlooked. The question arose whether the Family Court's decision was perverse and if the husband sufficiently proved cruelty and desertion. Finally, the Court, applying hgh Court interpretations of "perversity," "cruelty," and "desertion," affirmed that the husband failed to prove his wife's cruelty or intentional desertion, noting contradictory evidence and the wife's willingness to live with him, thus dismissing the appeal.