NIRMALJIT KAUR, J.

1. The present contempt petition comes up for hearing on a suo moto notice by the Division Bench initiating contempt proceedings in view of the facts which were brought to the notice of the learned Division Bench. While recording that, prima facie, the respondent is liable for having committed civil contempt of Court by indulging in unlawful marriage during pendency of the appeal filed by the appellant-wife, it was held that in the present case, the respondent-husband admittedly re-married on 18.01.2016 when the wife had already filed the appeal within limitation. The argument and the reply of the respondent that the notice of the appeal had not been served upon him was rejected in view of the judgment rendered in the case of Jasbir Kaur vs Kuljit Singh 2008(2) RCR (Civil) 929.

2. The respondent-contemner came present before the Court on 06.12.2017 and took time to file affidavit. He took three adjournments to file reply but no reply was filed and finally on 09.10.2018, last opportunity was granted. When the matter was listed on 21.11.2018, the same was referred to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre. The compromise was arrived at between the parties. A