PRAGYA SINGHAL AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER
A227/1675/2025 · 2025-03-27
Pankaj Bhatia
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:17595
Court No. - 6 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1675 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pragya Singhal And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Tilotma Sharma,Atul Benjamin Solomon,Deepesh Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
1. Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel.
2. The present petition has been filed by both the petitioners for the following relief :
"to issue an order or direction thereby commanding and directing the Learned Additional Principal Judge Family Court No. 6, Lucknow to waive off the statutory cooling period of six months prior to second motion on the Petition of the Petitioners under section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act bearing Matrimonial Case No. 4380 of 2024 (Pragya Singhal and Arpan Jaiswal) fixed for 19.07.2025 pending in the Court of Learned Additional Principal Judge Family Court No. 6, Lucknow."
3. Considering the fact that the marriage survives merely for six days, the present petition is disposed off directing the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court No.6, Lucknow to pass orders on the application for waiving of the cooling period in terms of the law as explained in the case of Layak Singh vs. Smt. Ekta Kumari decided on 21.03.2024 in Matter Under Article 227 No.1607 of 2024 with all expedition.
4. The order shall be passed on the application for waiving of the cooling of period in terms of the directions given in the aforesaid case within a period of three weeks from today and thereafter the application filed by both the parties shall be processed and decided expeditiously. Order Date :- 27.3.2025 VNP/- Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench