JUDGMENT :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. Invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984, the appellant herein/plaintiff has preferred this appeal challenging the judgment & decree dated 18-1-2023 passed by the Judge, Family Court, Balodabazar in HMA No.105A/2022, by which his application for dissolution of marriage on the grounds contained in Sections 13(1)(ia) & 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short, ‘the Act of 1955’), has been rejected finding no merit.

2. The aforesaid challenge has been made on the following factual backdrop: -

(For the sake of convenience, parties hereinafter will be referred as per their status shown and ranking given in the civil suit before the Family Court.)

2.1) The appellant herein/plaintiff filed application for dissolution of marriage with the respondent herein/defendant stating inter alia that their marriage was solemnized on 15-2-2015 at Village Raikona, Police Station Sarsiwa, under Hindu rites and customs and immediately after marriage, his wife i.e. the respondent herein resided with him for 10-11 days and thereafter proceeded to her maternal home, thus she lived with him only for 10-11 days and th