JUDGMENT :

Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.

Heard Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, learned Senior Counsel for the appellant and Mr. Pandey Neeraj Rai, learned counsel appearing for the respondent.

2. This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 12.06.2017 passed by Shri Chandra Prakash Asthana, learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Ranchi in Original Suit (MTS) No. 522 of 2014, whereby and whereunder the suit preferred by the appellant for dissolution of his marriage with the respondent has been dismissed.

3. For the sake of convenience both the parties are referred to in this judgment as per their status before the learned court below.

4. During the pendency of this appeal the petitioner (appellant herein) had preferred an application under Order 41 Rule 27 of the CPC for bringing on record additional documents being I.A. No. 9370 of 2019 which was countered by the respondent (respondent herein) by filing a reply thereto. This Court vide order dated 06.04.2022 had allowed the aforesaid Interlocutory Application and the operative part of the order reads as follows :

“27. In view of the aforesaid observations by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, we are inclined to allow IA No.9370 of 2019 to the exte