(1.) The instant appeal under Sec. 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 is directed against the judgment dtd. 20/10/2023 and the decree dtd. 30/10/2023 passed in Original Suit No.32 of 2020 by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Seraikella-Kharsawan (in short, Family Judge) whereby and whereunder the petition filed under Sec. 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 by the appellant-husband against the respondent-wife has been dismissed on contest .
(2.) The brief facts of the case as pleaded in the plaint having been recorded by the learned Family Judge, needs to be referred herein as:
(3.) On the aforesaid ground of cruelty and desertion, the appellant- husband has prayed for a decree of dissolution of the marriage between him and the respondent-wife.