IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT INDORE

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ALOK AWASTHI

th

ON THE 18 OF DECEMBER, 2025

MISC. PETITION No. 7408 of 2025

RAKESH SONI

Versus

SMT. VANDANA

Appearance:

Shri Nitin Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Payal Agrawal, Advocate for the respondent.

ORDER Family Court, Indore. He further submits that an application for waiving off cooling period of 6 months as stipulated in sub-section 2 of Section 13-B of HMA was filed before the Family Court contending therein that statutory period of 6 months is not mandatory, but directory in nature, which can be waived off in the interest of justice and thus prayed for waiving off the cooling period. The petitioner has already handed over the demand of Rs.5.50 lacs to the respondent towards alimony and all the pending cases between them have been withdrawn. The Family Court has rejected their application by the impugned order and directed the parties for mediation on 05.05.2026. Hence this petition is filed before this Court.

This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed

against the impugned order dated 10.12.2025 passed by the Additional Judge to the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court