J U D G M E N T

C.S.Sudha, J.

The aforesaid RP(FC)s and Mat.Appeal have been filed against the common judgment dated 30/12/2021 of the Family Court, Kannur, in O.P.No.1130/2017 and M.C.No.317/2017. Mat.Appeal No.314/2023 has been filed by the respondent/wife in O.P.No.1130/2017, aggrieved by the grant of a decree of restitution of conjugal rights in favour of the petitioner/husband. In M.C.No.317/2017 filed by the petitioner/wife, maintenance @ ₹8,000/- has been granted to the minor child of the couple. Aggrieved, both the petitioner as well as the respondent in the MC have preferred the above-mentioned petitions. The parties in this proceeding will be referred to as described in M.C.No.317/2017.

2. O.P.No.1130/2017 was filed by the petitioner/husband seeking restitution of conjugal rights. The same has been allowed, against which Mat.Appeal No.314/2023 has been preferred. The parties were referred for mediation. In the mediation, the matter was settled between the parties and it was agreed that both the parties would move a joint petition for divorce under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 . Accordingly, we are told that a joint petition was filed before the family court