India, Dec. 28 -- The Bombay High Court has dissolved the marriage of one of the city's top chef-cum-restaurateurs, Farrokh Aspi Khambata, after he deserted his wife and allegedly fled to the Philippines after obtaining loans by forging her signatures.

Khambata and his wife, Dilshad, were known to be a prominent couple in the city's food circles. They got married in October 1997 according to the Parsi Zoroastrian rights and customs at the Colaba Agiary and had a child in February 2001.

Dilshad, a 48-year-old consultant, had filed the divorce petition as a last resort after all attempts to bring about an amicable resolution failed. She alleged that he subjected her to cruelty causing grave mental trauma and emotional anguish. According t...