Meera v. Girish Kumar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr.Rev(FC) No.46 of 2025 Date of Decision: 30.12.2025 Meera ....Petitioner Versus Girish Kumar

...Respondent Coram Hon'ble Mr Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge. Hon'ble Mr Justice Romesh Verma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Ms. Heena Chauhan, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Balwant Singh Thakur, Advocate, Vivek Singh Thakur,Judge (oral) This revision petition has been preferred by the petitioner wife against respondent-husband being aggrieved by the order dated 09.05.2025, passed by Principal Judge (Family Court), Kullu, District Kullu, H.P./trial Court in Cr.MP No. 152 of 2024, whereby prayer for interim maintenance made by the petitioner was rejected.

¶2During pendency of the petition, as agreed by the parties, the matter was referred for mediation to explore the possibility of amicable settlement to learned Mediator Mr. Praneet Gupta, Advocate.

¶3During mediation, parties have resolved the dispute and have agreed to reside together in the following terms and conditions reduced into writing before the learned Mediator which reads as under:

¶1"That both the parties have amicably settled the dispute and have agreed to live together peacefully at matrimonial house.

¶2That the second party has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.1,000/- P/M as pocket money to the first party.

3.That the first party will withdraw the case bearing Registration No. 32 of 2024, titled as 'Meera vs. Girish' pending adjudication before Principal Judge, Family Court, Kullu, District Kullu and is listed on 15.01.2026 for Evidence and all other cases pending before any other Court in India including this Hon'ble High Court. The parties have also deposed on oath before the learned Mediator as under: "Statement of Meera, Meera, aged about 31 years , w/o Sh.Girish Kumar,r/oTharas, P.O. Hula, Tehsil Bhuntar,District Kullu. On SA Stated that I have heard the statement of Sh. Girish Kumar. I assure that I will live peacefully with my husband at my matrimonial house. I shall not give any chance of quarrel with my husband. I shall withdraw all the pending cases before any Court of law and I shall withdraw the proceedings pending before Principal Judge, Family Court Kullu, District Kullu, H.P. bearing Registration No. 32 of 2024 registered on 31.12.2024 titled as 'Meera vs. Girish' pending for 15.01.2026. Statement of Girish Kumar Girish Kumar, aged about 29 years, son of Sh. Bishan Dass, r/o Tharas, P.O. Hula, Tehsil Bhuntar, District Kullu. On SA Stated that I will live peacefully with my wife Ms. Meera. I further state that I shall pay. Rs.1,000/- as pocket money to my wife. I will take care of her daily needs. Henceforth, I have agreed to live with my wife at my parental house peacefully."

¶4Learned counsel for the parties have endorsed the aforesaid terms of the compromise with further submissions that as per latest instructions imparted to them, both husband and wife are living together happily and, therefore, have prayed for deciding the present petition in terms of the compromise.

¶5In view of the above compromise, proceedings initiated by the wife for grant of maintenance bearing registration No. 32 of 2024, titled as 'Meera Vs. Girish Kumar', shall be disposed of by the Principal Judge (Family Court), Kullu, Disrict Kullu/Trial Court on the next date of hearing i.e on 15.01.2026.

¶6Before parting we feel that it would be appropriate for express the words of appreciation for learned Mediator and counsel for the parties as well as for parties for their active co-operation to resolve the dispute in mediation. In aforesaid terms, present petition is disposed of alongwith pending application, if any. (Vivek Singh Thakur) Judge

(Romesh Verma) Judge 30th December, 2025(veena)