IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK JAIN

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ON THE 26 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. PETITION No. 1138 of 2026 SUMIT SONI Versus SHRIMATI KHUSHBOO @ RANU SONI Appearance:

Shri Vinod Kumar Tripathi - Advocate for the petitioner.

ORDER The present petition has been filed challenging the order dated

10.02.2026 passed by the Family Court, Khandwa thereby rejecting the application submitted by the petitioners for waiving of cooling off period of

6 months in terms of Section 13-B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act.

2. The petition for divorce under Section 13-B(2) of Hindu Marriage Act was filed on 13.01.2026 by mutual consent and the first motion was on that date itself, and on date of first motion, the application for waiving cooling off period was filed.

3. The Family Court has rejected the application on the ground that cooling of period is a statutory period and it is intended so that the parties can recontemplate their decision to separate from each other and for that purpose the cooling off period has been provided by the legislature so that the parties may not separate from each other by way of any decision taken in a hurry. It is also intended that if there