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2025 DAILYLAW 72761 (ALL)

RAJPAL v. PUSHPA RATHAUR

A227/8037/2024 · 2025-05-05

Rohit Ranjan Agarwal

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:72053 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 8037 of 2024 Petitioner :- Rajpal Respondent :- Pushpa Rathaur Counsel for Petitioner :- Balwant Singh Yadav,Mohammed Iftekhar Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. 1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- "(i) To exercise it powers of superintendence as enshrined under Article 227 of the constitution of India to annul/ set aside the impugned order dated 01.05.2024 passed by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Pilibhit Application 12-Kha under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act in Matrimonial Case No. 53 of 2023 (Rajpal Ve. Smt. Pushpa Rathuar) by which the interim maintenance of Rs. 5,000 per month and expenses of Rs. 10,000/-towards expenses of litigation and Rs. 300/- for appearance before the court below on each date has been directed to pay the respondent, (ii) To exercise it powers of superintendence as enshrined under Article 227 of the constitution of India to direct Principal Judge, Family court, Pilibhit not to take any coercive measure and to give effect the impugned order dated 01.05.2024 passed by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Pilibhit on Application 12-Kha under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act in Matrimonial Case No. 53 of 2023 (Rajpal Vs. Smt. Pushpa Rathuar);" 2. On 18.07.2024, the matter was referred to Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and following order was passed:- "1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Present petition has been filed with the following prayers: (i) To exercise it powers of superintendence as enshrined under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to annul/set aside the impugned order dated 01.05.2024 , by which interim maintenance of Rs. 5,000/- per month and expenses of Rs. 10,000/- towards expenses of litigation and Rs. 300/- for appearance before the court below on each date has been directed. (ii) To exercise it powers of superintendence as enshrined under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct Principal Judge, Family court, Pilibhit not to take any coercive measure and to give effect the impugned order dated 01.05.2024 passed by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Pilibhit on Application 12-Kha under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act in Matrimonial Case No. 53 of 2023." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has filed Divorce Petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, being Divorce Petition No. 53 of 2023, in which vide impugned order dated 01.05.2024, petitioner has been directed to pay interim maintenance to respondent-wife. It is next submitted that respondent-wife of petitioner has also filed application under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for restitution of conjugal rights and as matter relates to a matrimonial dispute between husband and wife, the said matter can be well considered by Mediation Centre of this Court. It is further contended that there are chances of reconciliation between the parties, therefore the matter may be referred to the Mediation Centre of this Court. 4. At present, prima facie, it does appear that the present proceedings do arise out of the matrimonial dispute between the parties. Therefore, it further appears, if the parties were to be offered assistance of mediation, they may be able to resolve their differences and bring an end to all disputes and differences between them, amicably. 5. It is directed that petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs. 15,000/- within two weeks from today with the Mediation Centre of which Rs. 10,000/- shall be paid to the respondent for appearance before the Mediation Centre on a date to be fixed by the mediation center. Balance Rs. 5,000/- shall be retained by the mediation center towards its expenses. 6. The matter is referred to the Mediation Centre with the direction that same may be tried to be resolved after giving notices to both the parties. 7. It is directed that Mediation Centre shall proceed in the matter expeditiously preferably within a period of three months. Thereafter the case shall be listed before appropriate Bench. 8. Subject to the petitioner depositing the amount of Rs. 15,000/- as above, till the next date of listing, effect and operation of impugned order dated 01.05.2024 passed Divorce Petition No. 53 of 2023 shall be kept in abeyance. 9. After depositing the amount, aforesaid, notice shall be issued to the parties and in the case the aforesaid amount is not deposited within the aforesaid period, the interim protection granted above shall automatically be vacated." 3. A report dated 21.01.2025 has been submitted by Mediation Centre to this Court wherein it has been stated that mediation has been completed and copy of agreement has been enclosed. The agreement which was entered between the petitioner and respondent on 21.01.2025 is as under:- " इललहलबलद उचच नयलयललय , मधयसथतल एवव समझझतल कक द समझझतल यह समझझतल रलजपलल ( यलचचकलकतलर - पचत) एवव पपषपल रलठठर ( पचतवलदद - पतनद) कक बदच मक चदनलवक 21.01.2025 कठ कलररत हहआ। 1. वलदकलररयय कक बदच मक चववलद पलरमभ हहआ और मलननदय नयलयललय कक समक Matters Under Article 227 No.8037 of 2024 दलयर हहआ। 2. उपरठक वलद कठ Hon'ble Neeraj Tiwari, J. दलरल चदनलवक 18.07.2024 कठ मधयसथतल/ समझझतल कक ललए सवदचभरत चकयल गयल। 3. वलदकलररयय नक सपनतद रलनद गपपल एवव एस. आर. पलणडकय, अलधवकलओव कठ Mediation Case No. 4261/2024 मक अपनल मधयसथ सवदकलर चकयल। 4. मधयसथतल पचकयल कक दझरलन कई सत चदनलवक 10-12-2034 एवव 21-01-2025 कठ हहयक तथल मधयसथ कक सहलयतल सक वलदकलररयय कक बदच सवकचछल सक उनकक बदच कक चववलद कल हल चनकललल गयल। 5. रलजपलल ( यलचचकलकतलर - पचत) एवव पपषपल रलठठर ( पचतवलदद - पतनद) कल चववलह चदनलवक 07.05 2021 कठ समपन हहआ थल तथल उपरठक वववलचहक सवबवध सक वलदकलररयय कठ कठई सवतलन नहह हव। 6. वलदकलरद यह सवदकलर करतक हह तथल घठषणल करतक हव चक यह समझझतल, उनकक सवकचछल एवव खपशद सक, मधयसथ कक उपससथचत मक समपन हहआ हव। 7. अवतररम समझझतल चदनलवक 10.12.2024 कक अनपसलर वलदकलररयय कक बदच मक चनमनलललखत समझझतल समपन हहआ हवह- क. यह चक दठनय पक अवतररम समझझतल चदनलवक 10.12.2024 सक सझहलदर पपणर एवव सनकह पपवरक बतझर पतद पतनद कक रप मक रह रहक हव एवव आज मधयसथ कक समक उपससथत हह और कथन करतक हह चक आगक भद यक दठनय पपणर सझहलदर और सनकह पपवरक सलथ- सलथ रहकगक तथल वववलचहक जदवन कक दलचयतयठ कल चनवलरहन करकगक तथल एक दपसरक कल सममलन करकगक। ख. यह चक पचत आशसत करतल हव चक यह अपनद पतनद कल पपरल धयलन रखकगल एवव उसकक सभद जररतय और आवशयकतलओव कठ पपणर करकगल। ग. यह चक पतद एवव पतनद ऐसल कठई कलयर नहह करकगक लजससक चकसद भद पक कठ मलनलसक यल शलरदररक रप सक ठकस पहहवचक और वक अपनद गचतचवलधयय सक एक- दपसरक कठ सवतपष करनक कल पयलस करकगक। घ. यह चक पकह कक बदच इस बलत पर भद सहमचत बनद हव चक वक शलवचतपपणर और सझहलदरपपणर मलहझल मक रहकर उचचत वयवहलर करकगक। ड. यह चक दठनठ पककलरय कक सगक- सवबवधद दठनय कक शलवचतपपणर वववलचहक जदवन मक हसतककप नहह करकगक। च. यह चक दठनय पक एक दपसरक कक चवरद पवजदकक त/ चवचलरलधदन समसत वलदद कठ वलपस लकगक। छ. यह चक दठनय पक एक दपसरक कक लखललफ, इस वववलचहक बलद कक सवदभर मक कठई नयल यलद दलयर नहह करकगक। 8. उपरठक समझझतक कठ हसतलकररत करतक हहए वलदकलरद यह कथन करतक हव चक उपरठक Matters Under Article 227 No.8037 of 2024 मक अब उनकक बदच मक कठई दलवल यल मलमग शकष नहह हव तथल उनकक बदच कक समसत चववलद मधयसथतल कक पचकयल दलरल सवकचछल पपवरक हल हठ गयक हह। चदनलवकह 21.01.2025" 4. As the parties have entered into an agreement and the report of Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court has been submitted to this Court and is on record, this Court finds that no dispute remains between the parties. 5. In view of said fact, the impugned order dated 01.05.2024 passed by Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Pilibhit on application 12B under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act is hereby set aside. 6. Writ petition stands disposed of in terms of settlement arrived between the parties on 21.01.2025. Order Date :- 6.5.2025 V.S.Singh Digitally signed by :- VIDYA SAGAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad