PANKAJ KUMAR SHARMA Vs. MONIKA SHARMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned counsel for the parties.

(2.) Appellant husband instituted a suit for divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion in terms of Sec. 13(1)(i-a) and 13(1)(i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act against the Respondent wife. Learned Principal Judge, Family Court, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur on the basis of rival pleadings of the parties framed additional issue i.e.,

(3.) Parties consented to addition of the additional issue and did not express desire to adduce any additional evidence in that regard as they had led evidence on that issue during the course of trial. Learned Family Court decided all the important issues of cruelty, desertion and the additional issue no.6 against the petitioner husband/appellant herein in favour of the Respondent wife by the impugned judgment dated 31.05.2017, decree dated 15.06.2017 in Matrimonial Suit No. 09 of 2012 with which the appellant is aggrieved.