T. VAIPHEI, J.

1. This first appeal U/s 19 of the Family Court Act, 1984 is directed against the judgment dated 31-3-2015 passed by the learned District Judge, South Tripura, Belonia in T.S. (Divorce) No. 39 of 2014 dismissing the suit filed by the appellant for a decree of divorce against the respondent after the expiry of the statutory period of judicial separation.

2. The facts giving rise to this appeal, which are relevant for disposal of this appeal, may be briefly noticed. On the expiry of the statutory period of judicial separation, the appellant filed an application under Section 13(1 A)(i) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 ("the Act" for short) before the learned Judge, Family Court, West Tripura, Agartala in T.S. (Divorce) No. 22 of 2014 seeking dissolution of his marriage with the respondent by a decree of divorce on or about 13-1-2014 on the basis of the ex-parte decree dated 3-1 2013 in TS (Judicial Separation) No. 413 of 2010 allowing him judicial separation from his wife-respondent. The respondent, however, moved this Court under Section 24, Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) for transferring the case from the file of the learned Judge, Family Court, West Tripura, A