In The High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh Date of Decision:- 07.04.2026 Gurdarshan Singh Gill … Appellant Versus Harpuja Gill @ Puja Sandhu ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMARI Present:- Appellant in person with Mr. Bikramjit Singh Patwalia and Mr. Abhishek Masih, Advocates.

Respondent in person with Mr. Arjun Shukla, Mr. Charanjiv Singh Rana and Mr. Abhimanyu Kaushal, Advocates.

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GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J . (Oral)

CM-1463-CII-2026 The instant application has been filed seeking waiving off, of the ‘cooling off period’ as prescribed under the provisions of Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act.

Since, we find that the matter has been amicably resolved amongst the parties and that the parties have been residing separately since 2009, forcing the parties to wait further for passing the decree of divorce will not serve any useful purpose. The application, as such, is accepted and the mandatory cooling off period is hereby waived off.

1. While appellant-Gurdarshan Singh Gill had preferred this appeal assailing judgment and decree dated 12.08.2015 vide which his petition under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage