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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
RAVI NATH TILHARI, CHALLA GUNARANJAN, JJ
Arumalla Krishna Kishore Reddy, S/o Sambi Reddy – Appellant
Versus
Arumalla Sujatha, W/o. Krishna Kishore Reddy, D/o. Venkat Subba Reddy – Respondent
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| 1. parties residing separately (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 2. irretrievably broken down (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. waiting period is directory (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 22) |
| 4. decree of divorce granted (Para 23 , 24) |
JUDGMENT :
Heard Sri S. Krishna Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant/husband and Sri K. K. Durga Prasad, learned counsel for the respondent/wife.
3. During the pendency of the appeal, I.A.No.1 of 2024 was filed to record the memorandum of compromise dated 16.12.2024 and to allow the HMOP No.220 of 2018 in terms of the compromise.
5. I.A.No.2 of 2024 has also been filed to waive the waiting period of six months under Section 13-B (2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, and to allow the HMOP No.220 of 2018 in terms of the compromise and grant divorce.
7. The terms of compromise, as per para-3 of Memorandum of Compromise, are as under:
i. The appellant-petitioner herein has agreed to pay a sum of Rs.10,00,000/-(Rupees Ten Lakhs) towards her final and full settlement of her permanent alimony to the respondent and the amount is paid by way of two Demand Drafts bearing Nos.674014 and 674015 dated 17-12-2024 each in the name of respondent drawn through w
The waiting period under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act is directory, allowing courts to grant immediate divorce when the marriage is irretrievably broken.
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The statutory cooling-off period under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act is directory, allowing for a divorce by mutual consent even at the appellate stage.
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Point of law: Mutual divorce – Waiving of six month periods - it will be open to the Court to exercise its discretion in the facts and circumstances of each case where there is no possibility of part....
The cooling-off period under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is directory and can be waived by the court in cases where reconciliation is not possible.
The statutory waiting period under Section 13-B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act is directory and can be waived by the court if reconciliation is not possible and the parties have been separated for a si....
The court established that the six-month waiting period under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act is directory, permitting waiver when reconciliation is not feasible.
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