APHC010428352013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3524] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM I.A.Nos.1, 2, 3 and 4 of 2025 IN/AND CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 616/2013 Between: 1. BEERAKA VENKATA SIVA PRASAD, S/O BALACHANDRA SEKHARA RAO, R/O C/O T.RANGAIAH, H.NO.1-52/1/244, BHAVANI PURAM, CHANDA NAGAR, R.R.DISTRICT, HYDERABAD ...APPELLANT AND 1. BEERAKA VARALAKSHMIKARNA VARALAKSHMI, W/o B.Venkata Siva Prasad, R/o Anumalli, Vetapalem Post & Mandal, Prakasam District ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: 1. THOMMANDURU V SARADHI Counsel for the Respondent: 1. NAGA PRAVEEN VANKAYALAPATI The Court made the following: 2 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari) The Director (I/c) of A.P.High Court Mediation and Arbitration Centre, has submitted the report of mediation. The matter was settled. 2. The appellant, Sri Beeraka Venkata Siva Prasad and the respondent, Ms.Beeraka Varalakshmi @ Karna Varalakshmi are present with their respective counsels. 3. Learned counsels for the parties submitted that the parties were agreed to dissolve their marriage by mutual consent. That aspect of dissolution of marriage was also agreed during the mediation, which is also reflected from the report. 4. I.A.Nos.1 and 2 of 2025 have been filed to amend appeal so as to convert the C.M.A into under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 as also I.A.Nos.3 and 4 of 2025 to the same effect. 5. In view of the submissions made as also going through the report of the mediator, this appeal is being disposed of in terms of the mediation settlement. The parties shall file the petition for divorce, by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act before the competent Court. Once so filed, the learned Court concerned shall decide the same expeditiously also considering to waive the statutory period of six months keeping in view the mediation settlement. Both the parties shall cooperate in disposing of the said petition. 3 6. In view of the aforesaid observations, I.A.Nos.1 to 4 are disposed of. 7. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is disposed of as aforesaid. 8. There shall be no order as to costs. The mediator’s complete report shall form part of the decree. As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI, J ______________________________ MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Date: 28.11.2025 Pab 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM C.M.A.No.616 of 2013 DATE: 28.11.2025 Pab