1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Petitioner husband has filed this appeal against the judgment and decree dated 8th August, 2007 & 20th September, 2008 respectively passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Hazaribagh as the Matrimonial Suit preferred under section 13(1)(1a) and 13(1)(1b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage with the respondent was dismissed.

3. The case of the parties as borne out from the pleadings before the learned court and the evidences on record are being summarized here under. The relationship of marriage dates back to its solemnization on 6th March, 1980 till date. It encapsulates various events in the course of their matrimonial relationship. They entered into the marital knot on 6th March, 1980 when the appellant-husband was 26 years of age and respondent-wife was of 18 years. A son was also borne out of the wedlock. They were residing at Hazaribagh at that point of time. The husband was pursuing an engineering course and later on, joined the Coal India Limited in April, 1982 and got posted at Ranchi. It is an undisputed case of the parties that since 1982 they were living separately as the respondent-wife st