HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW FIRST APPEAL No. - 114 of 2023 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. In pursuance of the earlier orders passed by this Court, a report has been submitted by Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court. 2. Learned Counsel for the parties have stated that the mediation proceedings have been completed successfully and the settlement agreement is on record. 3. We have gone through the report of the Assistant Registrar/ Section Officer of the High Court, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court, Lucknow, and the draft settlement agreement prepared under the signatures of both the parties. 4. The husband has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.26,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Six Lakhs) to the wife towards full and final settlement of all claims. 5. Both the parties are agreed that the amount shall be paid in two installments through two demand drafts made out in favour of the wife. The second installment of Rs.13,00,000/- (Rupees Thirteen Lakhs Only) shall be paid at the time of final motion in the joint petition bearing R.S. No.95 of 2025. 6. The wife has also agreed that she will have no objection if this Court Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Rohit Kannojiya, Bhartendra Pratap Singh, Prashant Agarwal Counsel for Respondent(s) : Kapish Srivastava, Amrendra Nath Tripathi Abhinav Saxena .....Appellant(s) Smt. Shikha Srivastava And Another .....Respondent(s) decides the present First Appeal No 114 of 2023 accordingly. 7. The parties have also agreed to withdraw/ not to pursue cases filed against each other, a mention of which has been made in Clause F of the draft settlement. 8. Any arrears pending against the husband will not be claimed by the wife and she has agreed to forego Rs.15,000/-per month given to her as maintenance, as full and final settlement has now been arrived at of alimony of Rs.26,00,000/-. 9. We approve of the draft settlement. 10. Since both the parties are mutually agreed to dissolve their marriage and live separately in future and for the purpose of such dissolution of marriage, have filed a joint petition for divorce bearing R.S. No.95 of 2025 under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Faizabad, the parties are directed to appear before the concerned Court on the date fixed and try to obtain a decree of divorce in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties. 11. The First Appeal is accordingly disposed of. December 8, 2025 Rahul FAPL No. 114 of 2023 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench