IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 10.02.2025 GURPREET SINGH ...Appellant Versus SANDEEP KAUR ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present:- Mr. Birinder Singh Kehar, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. A.S. Manaise, Advocate for respondent.

SUDHIR SINGH, J.

Challenge in the present appeal is to the judgment and decree dated 03.05.2016 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Fazilka (for short `the Family Court’), whereby the petition under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short `the Act’) filed by the appellant-husband, was dismissed.

2. The aforesaid petition had been filed by the appellant- husband, inter-alia, pleading therein that his marriage with the respondent-wife was solemnized on 02.02.2009 as per Hindu rites and out of the said wedlock, a male child was born. It was further asserted that the respondent-wife wanted to continue her studies and she had initially agreed to stay with the appellant-husband’s parents, but had left after giving birth to a male child in the year 2011, citing the illness of her mother. It was further pleaded that a settlement for mutual