Judgment

Mr. Sumeet Goel, J.

The appellant-husband has preferred the present appeal against the order dated 25.09.2023 passed by learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Gurugram (hereinafter to be referred as ‘Family Court’) whereby the application filed by the husband raising objections to the wife’s affidavit of evidence has been rejected.

2. Succinctly facts first, as stated in the pleadings as also affidavit(s) filed and evidence led so far by rival parties.

2.1 The husband filed a petition for grant of divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion against the wife before the learned Family Court. It was stated in the petition that the marriage between the appellant (herein)-husband and respondent (herein)-wife was solemnized on 04.05.2016 at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. It was stated that no child was born out of this wedlock. It was averred in the petition that it was the second marriage of appellant as he was earlier married to one Ms. Bhawana on 25.01.2011. The said marriage was stated to be dissolved vide a decree of divorce dated 05.04.2013 by mutual consent. The parties to the instant lis resided and cohabited together as husband and wife. On 22.08.2016, the appellant was tr