B. Veerappa, J.

The unsuccessful husband/appellant has filed the above appeal against the judgment and decree dated 13.12.2010 made in M.C. No. 1182/2005 on the file of the 1 Additional Family Court, Bangalore allowing the petition filed by the wife/respondent under the provisions of Section 13(l)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act for dissolution of marriage dated 12.3.1998 between the parties.

2. The facts of the case are:

The wife/respondent filed M.C. No. 1182/2005 alleging that the she and her husband/ appellant, who are Hindus got married on 12.3.1998. Out of their wedlock, a daughter by name Omisa is born on 7.7.2002. At that time, the respondent was employed at Indian Express at Bombay while the appellant was employed with the same company at Bengaluru. The respondent is a Post-Graduate Diploma holder in Journalism and Mass Communication while the appellant is an Engineer. It was contended by the respondent herein that there was difference of opinion from the beginning of the marriage. The respondent's father was employed as an Assistant Director in the Ministry of Labour, Government of India and was posted at Bombay. Both the appellant and respondent set up their matrimoni