L. Mohapatra, J.—All the three appeals arise out of a common judgment passed by the Learned Judge, Family Court, Cuttack dated 22.3.2010 in Civil Proceeding No.150 of 2003 & Civil Proceeding No.500 of 2005.

2. The parties to the proceeding are related to each other as husband & wife. Pravas Kurmar Chinara is the husband & had filed C.P. No.150 of 2003 in the Court of the Learned Judge, Family Court Cuttack under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce. Sasmita Sahoo, the wife had filed CS No. 196/3/74/4 in the Court of the Learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Bhubaneswar under Section 18 of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 claiming maintenance and subsequently it was transferred to the learned Single Judge, Family Court, Cuttack and was renumbered as CP No. 500 of 2005. Both the Civil Proceedings were taken up together by the Learned Judge, Family Court, Cuttack and were disposed of in a common judgment impugned in all the three appeals.

3. The husband, Pravas Kumar Chinara had filed the suit on the following facts & grounds. He married Sasmita Sahoo on 3.2.1999 as per Hindu rites and customs. After marriage, the