1. This appeal has been preferred by the Applicant - husband being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 23.02.2016 passed by the learned Family Court, Korba in Civil Suit No. 60 - A / 2010, whereby the application filed by him seeking dissolution of marriage has been dismissed. The parties to this appeal shall be referred hereinafter as per their description before the Court below.

2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the Applicant - husband instituted a suit claiming decree for dissolution of marriage on the grounds enumerated under S.13 (1) (i) and (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act, 1955). It is pleaded in the application that his marriage with Non - Applicant - wife was solemnized on 01.05.1996 in accordance with the Hindu rites and rituals and immediately after the marriage, they started living at his village Jairamnagar, District Bilaspur and out of their wedlock, two children were born. According to the Applicant, his wife frequently used to go to her parental house at Korba and used to quarrel with him whenever he asked for the reason of her repeated visits. It is pleaded further that she lodged a false report on 07.