1 APHC010348122019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3572] WEDNESDAY,THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 544/2019 Between: 1. T MARUTHI PRASAD, S/O. T. JAYA RAMULU, AGED 47 YEARS, MUDIGUBBA VILLAGE - M-AL, ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...APPELLANT AND 1. T RUKIMINI DEVI, W/o. T. Maruthi Prasad, Aged 39 years, R/o. D.No. 13/686, P.R.T. Street, Dharmavaram Village - M-al, Ananthapuramu District. ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: 1. PONNADA SREE VYAS Counsel for the Respondent: 1. KANUKOLANU SRI SAI SANJAY The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI I.A.No.1 of 2025 IN/AND C.M.A.No.544 of 2019 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari) The appeal is filed by the husband. His petition seeking divorce under Section 13(1) (ia) (ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, was dismissed. 2. The parties were referred to the Mediation Centre of this Court. 3. As per the report of the mediator, the parties have arrived at settlement, dated 18.08.2025. As per the terms of the settlement, the petitioner/husband and the respondent/wife respectively have agreed for divorce by mutual consent and to file appropriate proceedings, in the competent Court. 4. I.A.No.1 of 2025 has also been filed to record that compromise supported by affidavit and the joint memo petition along with copy of the agreement/settlement. 5. At paragraph No.5 of the affidavit filed in support of I.A.No.1 of 2025, mentions that, in pursuance of the mediation settlement, the appellant has complied with the terms by handing over possession of the house, as detailed in that paragraph. 3 6. Sri N.Siva Sai Krishna Reddy, learned counsel representing the appellant’s counsel and Sri Kanukolanu Sri Sai Sanjay, learned counsel for the respondent, submit that the parties shall file the petition for divorce by mutual consent in terms of the settlement arrived at before the competent court. 7. Recording the aforesaid, I.A.No.1 of 2025 is allowed. 8. Consequently, the C.M.A is disposed of in terms of the mediation settlement, which shall form part of the decree. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI, J _____________________ BALAJI MEDAMALLI, J Date: 01.04.2026. Pab