1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR FA(MAT) No. 265 of 2024 1 - Ranju Sahu W/o Tikeshwar Sahu Aged About 28 Years D/o Khilawan Sahu, R/o Sivnikhurd, Tahsil And District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus 1 - Tikeshwar Sahu S/o Arjun Sahu Aged About 35 Years R/o Village- Bhurkuni, Post- Tekari (Julum), Tahsil- Abhanpur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh Respondent ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Appellant : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sahu, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Rekhraj Baghel, Advocate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey and Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 09.10.2025 Per, Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J. 1. The appellant has filed the instant appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984 against the impugned judgment & decree dated 11.07.2024 passed in Civil Suit Case No. 17--A/2023 (Ranju Sahu vs. Tikeshwar Sahu) passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Dhamtari, C.G. whereby the learned Family Court has dismissed the application filed by the appellant - wife under Section 13(A) of the Hindu Marriage VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 Act for decree of divorce. Therefore, the present appeal filed by the appellant. 2. During the pendency of appeal both the parties agreed for amicable settlement and vide order dated 23.06.2025, the matter was referred to Mediation Centre of this Court and both parties have settled their dispute before the Mediation Centre, wherein statements of both the parties got recorded and compromise was arrived at between the parties in terms of the settlement agreement dated 07.08.2025, which was duly signed by them. 3. The settlement agreement dated 07.08.2025 is as under:- “AGREEMENT Settlement in Mediation Centre, High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur Dated 07.08.2025 F.A. (MAT) No.265/2024 (Smt. Ranju Sahu vs. Shri Tikeshwar Sahu) (Mediation R. No. M/282/2025) Petitioner- Smt. Ranju Sahu, W/o Shri Tikeshwar Sahu, D/o Khilawan Sahu, R/o Sivnikhurd, Tehsil & District - Dhamtari (C.G.) M.no.7049478204 Respondent- Shri Tikeshwar Sahu S/o Shri Arjun Sahu, R/o Village - Bhurkuni, Post-Tekari (Julum), Tehsil – Abhanpur, District - Raipur (C.G.) M.no.9926360788 3 माननय उ्ሴ न्ययलय के आदेश दिदेनके 23.06.2025 के परिपलन मा यह ्ቚकेण के . FA(MAT) No. 265/2024 (Ranju Sahu Vs. Tikeshwar Sahu) मा माध्य्ቝता हता ्ቚषिता षिकेय गय आज दिदेनके 07.08.2025 के माध्य्ቝता ्ቚषिकेय संप्ቐ षिकेय। माध्य्ቝता ्ቚषिकेय के अनरूप प्ቌकेगण के माध्य एकेल एवं संयक्ता सं्ቔ माध्य्ቝता के न््ቖ छቈኍसंगढ़ उ्ሴ न्ययलय, षि/लसंप मा दिदेनके 07.08.2025 के उभयप्ቌ के माध्य आय जिजता षिकेय गय। आज दिदेनके के उभयप्ቌ अषितामा षिनण2य के3 ቝኌ्ቝषिता मा पुሺ6च चके ह8 औ उनके माध्य षिवंवंदे स्वंስኋप<वं2के प<ण2 संहमाषिता के संथ संभ षिवंवंदे> प षिनपटा के एवं अपन आपसं वं@चरिके मादेभदे एवं षिवंवंदे के त्यग के षिनम्नलिलखिEता संमाझौGता के स्वंता्ቔ रूप सं अपन- अपन आग के जवंन षिनवं2हन केन हता संहमाता ह@। उभयप्ቌ के /च षिनम्नलिलखिEता शताH प संमाझौGता षिकेय ज ह ह@ :- 1. यह षिके दे न> ह प्ቌ अधिJन्ቝ न्ययलय मा लषि/ता मामाल> के वंपसं लग। 2. यह षिके प्ቌ के. 2 ቦኍ दिटाके ्ቫ संहू ቛኋ ्ቚस्ताता ्ቚकेण ्ቅमाके 07/2023, ज षिके के टाम्/ न्ययलय यप (छ.ग.) न्ययJश ቦኍ षिवंवंके षितावं के3 अदेलता मा लषि/ता ह@, जिजसंके3 पश दिदेनके 18.09.2025 ह@ उक्ता ्ቚकेण के वंषिपसं लग। 3. यह षिके प्ቌ के. 2 ቦኍ दिटाके ्ቫ संहू प्ቌ के. 1 ቦኍमाता ज संहू एवं उनके षिपता ቦኍ खिEलवंन संहू औ नन ቦኍ माहजन संहू के षिवंरू्ቍ न्ययलय ्ቚथमा ቦኍण न्ययधियके माजिजस्቏ኔटा यप ቦኍमाता केR षिता के ज के न्ययलय मा अवंमानन के ्ቚकेण देज2 षिकेय ह@ ज के3 अभ पजकेR ता नहS ुሺआ ह@ जिजसंके3 पश 4. ताE 14.08.2025 ह@ उक्ता ्ቚकेण के प्ቌ के. 2 वंषिपसं लग।यह षिके प्ቌ के. 1 ቦኍमाता ज संहू षिकेसं भ ्ቚके के प्ቌ के. 2 ቦኍ दिटाके ्ቫ संहू प ्ቝई भण- प ण एवं स््ቔ Jन के देवं नहS केग। 5. यह षिके प्ቌ के. 1 ቦኍमाता ज संहू माननय उ्ሴ न्ययलय मा लषि/ता उप क्ता ्ቚकेण के वंषिपसं लग। 6. यह षिके उभयप्ቌ उप क्ता संमाझौGता के आJ प 60 दिदेवंसं के भता अपन संमास्ता लषि/ता ्ቚकेण> के संमाप्ता / वंपसं के लग। 7. उभयप्ቌ भषिवंष्य मा एके- दूसं के षिवंरू्ቍ के ई लिसंषिवंल अथवं देቝኌXYके ्ቚकेण देय नह केग ताथ उभयप्ቌ एके- दूसं के जषिवंता अथवं माRत्य के आJ प एके- दूसं के चल-अचल सं्ቘቈኌቈኍ के लिलय के ई देवं ्ቚस्ताता नहS केग। उभयप्ቌ इसं संमाझौGता प्ቔ के3 शताH सं संहमाता ह8 एवं पलन के लिलए केदिटा/्ቍ ह8 संमाझौGता प्ቔ मा दे] गई शताH के उन्ह>न अपन स्वंय के3 स्वंስኋप<वं2के संहमाषिता एवं षि/न षिकेसं दे/वं, भय एवं ललच सं स्वंके षिकेय गय ह@। उभयप्ቌ न इसं संमाझौGता प्ቔ के3 शताH के पढ़न वं संमाझौन के पቐኋता अपन स्वंता्ቔ संहमाषिता सं प्ቢ एके- दूसं के3 उपቝኌ्ቝषिता मा हस्ता्ቌ के षिनष्पदिदेता षिकेय ह@। षि/लसंप (छ.ग.) दिदेनके:- 07.08.2025 ्ቚथमा प्ቌ sd/- Ranju Sahu षिቛኋताय प्ቌ sd/- Tikeshwar Sahu गवंह sd/- गवंह sd/- 4 माध्य्ቝ ( सं षि`य Eन)” 5. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that the aforesaid agreement has been arrived at between the parties without any pressure or coercion and the same is out of their own free will, whereby they have amicably resolved the dispute before the Mediation Centre of this Court and therefore, the present appeal may be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid agreement dated 07.08.2025. 6. We have heard learned counsel for the respective parties and went through the record with utmost circumspection. 7. Upon perusal of the record and after considering the joint submission made by the learned counsel for the parties, it is evident that during the pendency of the present appeal, the appellant – Smt. Ranju Sahu and the respondent – Shri Tikeshwar Sahu have voluntarily entered into an amicable settlement through the Mediation Centre of this Court in compliance with the order dated 23.06.2025. 8. The parties have executed a detailed settlement agreement dated 07.08.2025, which has been duly signed by both the parties in presence of the Mediator and attesting witnesses. The terms of the settlement reflect that all disputes between the parties have been resolved voluntarily, without any threat, coercion, undue influence or compulsion, and both parties have agreed to dissolve their marriage and undertake 5 to withdraw all pending civil and criminal proceedings filed against each other. 9. As per Clause 4 of the agreement, the appellant – wife has unequivocally waived off any claim for permanent alimony or stridhan, and both parties have mutually agreed not to initiate any civil or criminal proceedings against each other in future. Further, they have agreed not to claim any rights in each other's movable or immovable property. 10. Further, the parties have filed a joint application under Section 30- A of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 for divorce by mutual consent. The said application is reproduced as under:- “1. That, we have entered into marital wedlock on 24.12.2012 under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 at Arya Samaj, Raipur (C.G.) according to Hindu Customs and traditions. 2. That, after marriage the appellant/wife was residing at Village Bhurkoni, Raipur (C.G.) pursuing her Nursing Studies and the respondent/Husband same Village. was residing at the 3. That, due to some differences between the filed an parties the appellant/wife has application under section 13-A of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 before the learned Family Court, Dhamtari (C.G.) which has been dismissed by the learned Family Court vide order dated 11.07.2024 in Civil Suit no. 17-A/2023 (Annexure A-1) finding no decree of sufficient reasons to grant a divorce. Thereafter the appellant/wife has preferred the instant first Appeal 6 (MAT) no. 265/2024 before this Hon'ble Court for grant of a decree of divorce in favour of the appellant/wife. 4. That, since the marriage we have been residing separately till today we have never lived together nor shared household nor have established any marital relationship among ourselves. 5. That, under the aforesaid facts and circumstances, particularly considering that there is no scope of our reconciliation and to continue marital relationship, resultantly during the pendency of the instant First and Appeal it consciously has been intentionally agreed among ourselves to live separately forever by obtaining a mutual decree of divorce from the Hon'ble court of law with the conditions as agreed by the parties mutually before the Mediation centre in Mediation R. No. M/282/2025 which is filed herewith and marked as Annexure I/1. 6. That, in the interest of justice and 6. That, considering our peaceful living and future prospects, we have knowingly and consciously and without any demur or protest have jointly agreed and understood to bring an end to our marriage dated 24.12.2012 and to mutually obtain a decree of divorce from Hon'ble Court of law. 7. A joint affidavit of the parties is being filed herewith in support of this application.” 11. In view of the above, we are satisfied that the parties have taken a conscious and informed decision to dissolve their matrimonial 7 relationship and to part ways amicably. 12. Accordingly, the present appeal is allowed. The impugned judgment and decree dated 11.07.2024 passed by the learned Family Court, Dhamtari in Civil Suit Case No. 17--A/2023 is set aside. A decree of divorce by mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is hereby granted to the parties in terms of the settlement agreement dated 07.08.2025 and the joint application dated 09.10.2025 filed under Section 30-A of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 for divorce by mutual consent. The said agreement as well the joint application filed by the parties dated 09.10.2025 shall form part of this judgment and decree. 13. Let a decree be drawn accordingly. 14. Interlocutory application(s), if any pending, shall stand disposed of. No cost(s). Sd/- Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Judge Vishakha