Shweta Tiwari v. Rohit Kumar Pandey

Court No. - 1 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 9554 of 2023 Petitioner :- Shweta Tiwari Respondent :- Rohit Kumar Pandey Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- Madan Ji Pandey Hon'ble Jayant Banerji,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Madan Ji Pandey, learned counsel appearing for the plaintiff-respondent.

¶2It appears that a joint application being Divorce Petition No. 1979 of 2022, under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act was filed seeking a decree of divorce. It is stated that since 28.9.2022, the aforesaid matrimonial petition is pending. It is further stated that in mediation proceedings, a settlement agreement was entered into between the parties on 4.11.2022, on the basis of which, the proceedings in Case No. 18 of 2020 (State Vs. Rohit Pandey and others) pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 17, Allahabad were quashed by an order dated 7.2.2023 passed in an Application under Section 482 No. 18726 of 2021.

¶3Section 21-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 specifically provides that all proceedings under the Act should be held on a day to day basis and effort should be made to conclude the proceedings as far as possible within six months from the date of service of the petition on the respondent.

¶4In view of the aforesaid provisions of the Act, I am of the opinion that no further direction is required.

¶5This petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Order Date :- 11.12.2023 sfa/ (Jayant Banerji, J) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad