2. Heard on IA No. 1951/2023, an application under S.13(b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 ( in short... "of the Act")

3. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant (wife) being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 04.10.2021 passed by the Second Additional District Judge, Manawar, District Dhar, in RCS - HM No. 14/2019, whereby the petition seeking divorce under S.13 (1) of the Act has been rejected.

4. The aforesaid joint application has been filed by the parties under S.13 (B) of the Act for waiving off the cooling period in the light of judgment passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur , reported in AIR 2017 SC 4417 .

5. The appellant submitted that she and her husband got married as per the Hindu Rights and Customs on 18.04.2008. Out of the said wedlock, they are having a daughter named Kanupriya. During pendency of present appeal, the appellant and the respondent have decided to obtain a decree of divorce, therefore, they have filed the joint application for grant of divorce by mutual consent. It is stated that since both of them have decided to seek divorce and to live separately, therefore, pendency of the divorce petit