IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 22.12.2025 Abhishek Gautam ....Appellant Versus Vandana ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI ----

Present: Mr. Rajesh Bansal, Advocate with appellant in person.

Mr. Kulvir Narwal, Advocate with respondent in person.

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Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment and decree dated 24.01.2020 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Rohtak, whereby petition under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage has been dismissed.

2. During the pendency of the present appeal, the parties have interacted with each other and the learned counsel for the respective parties submit that even today also, the parties are present in Court and as per the instructions given to the counsel by the respective parties, they have mutually decided to dissolve the marriage by mutual consent under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and on oral joint submission of the parties, the present appeal be treated as a petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

3. Keeping