A.N. Venugopala Gowda, J.—Petitioner is aggrieved by an order of Family Court, Bangalore, whereby, I.A.No.8 was allowed and the defence raised in paragraph Nos.2 to 6 of the statement of objections was held as barred by principles of res judicata and was struck down.

2. The respondent has filed, on 18.03.2008, M.C. No.811/2008, under S.13(1)(i)(ia) and (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’), against the petitioner, in the Family Court at Bangalore, to pass a decree of divorce and dissolve the marriage solemnized on 18.11.2002 and registered on 20.11.2002, in the Office of the Sub-Registrar, Gandhinagar, Bangalore. The petitioner being the first respondent in the said case, filed statement of objections on 19.11.2011. Affidavit in lieu of the evidence of respondent was filed and on 19.06.2013, she was partly cross-examined. On 02.09.2013, I.A.No.8 was filed, under S.11 read with S.151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to strike down the defence raised in paragraph Nos.2 to 6 of the statement of objections filed to the main petition. I.A.No.8 was allowed on 29.10.2013.

3. The petitioner had filed O.S.No.105/2007 against the respondent, in the Family Court at Ba