123 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

CM-17760-CII-2025 in CM-10230-CII-2023 in/and FAO-2853-2023 Date of Decision: 16.09.2025 ANSUIYA ...APPELLANT Vs PADAM SINGH ...RESPONDENT CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present:- Mr. Deepak Balyan, Advocate for the appellant.

Ms. Mehak Sawhney, Advocate for the respondent.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (ORAL)

1. With the consent of both the parties, the application for preponement of the case i.e. CM-17760-CII-2025 is allowed and the main appeal is taken on Board today itself for hearing.

2. This appeal arises out of an order dated 10.05.2023 passed by the learned Additional Principal Judge, Family Camp Court, Pataudi, District Gurugram (for short, ‘Family Court’) whereby the right of the appellant-wife to file written statement, despite last opportunity, was forfeited and her defence was struck off. By an interim order, the written statement was allowed to be filed. After the written statement of the appellant-wife was taken on record, issues were also framed before the Family Court. The Family Court, however, has proceeded to pass yet another order on 16.07.2025 which vir