APHC010005662024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3545] WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA FAMILY COURT APPEAL (FCA) NO: 21/2024 Between: 1. PUROHUTH NAVEEN, S/O NANDA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O D NO. 13-335, PHASE - II, HILL COLONY, BESIDE GURUDWARA HAYAT NAGAR, VANASTHALIPURAM, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA. ...APPELLANT AND 1. PUROTHIT MUTHA KRISHNA PAVANI, W/o Purohith Naveen, Aged about 32 years, R/o D No. 9-7-11, Kokapallivari Street, Near Chandra Choultry, Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District. ...RESPONDENT Appeal under section________ against ordersAggrieved by the order and decree in F.C.O.P.NO. 38 of 2023, dt. 06-11-2024 on the file of the Family Court Cum IX Addl. District and Sessions Judge Court, Rajamahendravaram the present FCA is filed on the following among other grounds. IA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Pleased to dispense with appearance of the petitioner for the time being in the interest of justice Counsel for the Appellant: 1. R S MANIDHAR PINGALI Counsel for the Respondent: 1. C INDRANI The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA FAMILY COURT APPEAL No.21 of 2024 JUDGMENT:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Hari Haranadha Sarma) Appellant is the husband and respondent is the wife. Appellant/husband appeared personally before the Court and is identified by his advocate, Ms. Y.S.Sowmya and respondent/wife appeared virtually and is identified by her counsel, Ms. C.Indrani. 2. Both parties submitted that they have entered into a settlement and a joint memo is also filed incorporating the terms of settlement. In the joint memo, both parties and their respective counsels have signed. Marriage between the parties took place on 08.03.2015 at Hyderabad. 3. It is represented that both parties have been living separately for the past seven (07) years. There are no issues/offspring during the wedlock. All disputes between the parties have been settled and no litigations are pending. There are no other financial commitments inter se the parties. 4. Referring to joint memo, the counsel on record and the parties have requested for converting the present proceedings which were filed under 13 (1)(ia) (ib) into proceedings for divorce on mutual consent in terms of Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. 3 5. Upon considering the length of separate living of the parties, the settlement of all disputes, their request for conversion of proceedings to divorce on mutual consent from contested one and also waiver of cooling off period, if any, are all found convincing. Accordingly, their request is accepted. 6. For the reasons stated above, the marriage between the parties dated 08.03.2015 is dissolved by way of a decree of divorce on mutual consent. The identification cards i.e. Aadhar Cards of the respective parties duly attested by learned counsel for parties and the joint memo with terms of settlement deed by parties shall form part of the record. 7. Accordingly, the Family Court Appeal is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND __________________________________ JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA Date:08.10.2025 SCS 4 65 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA FAMILY COURT APPEAL No.21 of 2024 Dt.08.10.2025 SCS