Sl. No. 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL Mat. App. No. 14 of 2025 1. Shri Huirem Jayenta Singh, aged about 46 years, S/o Late Huirem Bahadur Singh, resident of Kachikhul Mayai Leikai, P.O. & P.S. Lamsang, District – Imphal West, Manipur. 2. Smt. Aheibam Ibeyaima Devi, aged about 46 years, W/o Huirem Jayenta Singh, resident of Kachikhul Mayai Leikai, P.O. & P.S. Lamsang, District – Imphal West, Manipur at present Moidangpok Aheibam Leikai, P.O. Langjing & P.S. Patsoi, Imphal West District. Appellants Vs. NEMO Respondent BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH (ORDER) (Order of the Court was made by M. Sundar, CJ) 23.02.2026 [1] This order will now dispose of the captioned matrimonial appeal. [2] Huirem Jayenta Singh and Aheibam Ibeyaima Devi (appellants in captioned appeal) were married, their marriage was solemnized on 31.11.2018 but there was marital discord and they jointly KABORAMB AM SANDEEP SINGH Digitally signed by KABORAMBAM SANDEEP SINGH Date: 2026.02.23 19:26:46 +05'30' approached the jurisdictional Family Court i.e. ‘Family Court, Manipur at Lamphelpat, Imphal’ (‘said Family Court’ for the sake of convenience) for dissolving their marriage by mutual consent inter alia vide Section 13 B of ‘the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955’ (‘said Act’ for the sake of brevity). [3] To be noted, as it is an application for divorce by mutual consent, same counsel, i.e., Mr. Naoroibam Alex Singh represents both parties. The said Family Court rejected the joint plea for waiver of cooling period vide Section 13 B of said Act by way of an order dated 11.08.2025 and captioned statutory appeal under Section 19 of ‘the Family Courts Act 1984’ (‘Family Courts Act’ for the sake of convenience) has been filed by both individuals assailing the 11.08.2025 order of the said Family Court. [4] In and vide order dated 19.09.2025, this Court referred the parties to mediation and after mediation sittings, the mediation report is before this Court. [5] The mediation report is dated 06.10.2025 and a careful perusal of mediation report brings to light that the parties have arrived at a settlement and the terms of settlement have been reduced to writing on 06.10.2025. The cover letter from the High Court Legal Services Committee dated 08.10.2025 and the Mediation Report containing the terms of settlement agreement signed by both parties have been placed before this Court and a scanned reproduction of the same are as follows: [6] Mr. Naoroibam Alex Singh, learned counsel representing both parties, submits that both parties signed the afore-referred terms of settlement in the presence of one another and requests for disposal of captioned appeal in terms of the afore-referred terms of settlement agreement dated 06.10.2025. This request is acceded to. Page 7 of 7 [7] Captioned matrimonial appeal is disposed of in terms of the afore-referred terms of settlement agreement dated 06.10.2025 which shall now form part of this order. [8] Captioned matrimonial appeal disposed of as closed sin the aforesaid manner. There shall be no order as to costs. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Sandeep