T. Nandakumar Singh, J.

1. Heard Mr. S. Talapatra, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. D. Bhattacharjee; learned Counsel appearing for the appellant as well as Mr. P. Roy Barman, learned Counsel for the respondent.

2. This appeal under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is directed against the judgment and order dated 25-2-2005 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Agartala, West Tripura in Title Suit (Divorce) No. 22 of 2001 dismissing the said Title Suit for dissolution of marriage.

3. The factual panorama, in brief, of the appellant/husband in title Suit (Divorce) No. 22 of 2001 is recapitulated hereunder:

The appellant/husband filed an application under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short 'Act') for dissolution of marriage between the appellant/husband and the respondent/wife by a decree of divorce on the, inter alia, grounds as laid down in Section 13(1)(ia) and (ib) of the Act in the Court of the learned District Judge, West Tripura, Agartala. The appellant/husband pleaded in the application for a decree of divorce that the appellant/husband and the respondent/wife are the Hindu by religion and marriage between them took place on 10-11-19