( 1 ) THIS Civil Appeal is directed against the judgment and decree of the City Civil Court at Ahmedabad in Hindu Marriage Petition No. 248 of 1984 which was filed jointly by the appellant-husband and respondent-wife for divorce by mutual consent under S. 13b of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the said "act" ). By impugned judgment and decree dated 17th October, 1986, the learned trial Judge has dismissed the petition for divorce by mutual consent. The appellant husband is aggrieved by such judgment and decree and hence he has approached this Court by way of this Civil Appeal.

( 2 ) AT this stage it would be necessary to briefly state the facts which led to filing of Hindu Marriage Petition No. 248 of 1984 which are as under : (i) The marriage between the appellant-husband and the respondent-wife was solemnised on 3rd December, 1970 according to Hindu rites at Ahmedabad and thereafter the husband and wife resided together at the residence of the husband at Ahmedabad. It was a love marriage by the parties to the marriage, which developed during their college days when they accepted each other to be a good match for becoming the life partner whi