IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA EXTRA ORDINARY JURISDICTION SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 22585-22586 OF 2025 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO. 235424 OF 2025 RAHUL AGRAWAL PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS PRIYANKA AGRAWAL RESPONDENT(S)

O R D E R

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner and the respondent are attached to the Court proceedings through virtual mode and are identified by their respective counsel.

3. A joint application has been filed bringing on record the settlement arrived at between the parties vide Settlement Agreement dated 10.07.2025, pursuant to them being referred to Mediation under order of the Court dated P D O at O e: J 2 A 0 S 2 H 6. A 0 R 3. M 13 A 24.02.2025.

Reason:

4. We have interacted with the parties to satisfy ourselves that settlement has been arrived, which is on record, and the same was out of their own free will.

5. For the purposes of ready reference, the Settlement Agreement dated 10.07.2025 is reproduced hereunder:

“SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT”

This Settlement Agreement is entered into between Petitioner- Mr. Rahul Agrawal S/o Rajkumar Agrawal, R/o. P-37 CIT Road, Entally Kolkata, West Bengal -700014 (here in after referred to as Petitioner- Husband) and Ms. Priyanka Agrawal D/o Shri Badri Prasad Budhiya and W/o Mr. Rahul Agrawal R/o Nehru Nagar behind Guru Ghasi Das School, Bilaspur Chhatisgarh – 495001 (here in after referred to as Respondent-wife).

1. Whereas the marriage between the petitioner and respondent wife was solemnized as per Hindu rites and ceremonies on 06.06.2010 at Kolkata. After marriage, parties resided together at Kolkata and there is no issue out of this wedlock.

2. Both the parties resided together as husband and wife till 22.01.2012, and thereafter disputes and differences arose between the parties and since then she is staying with her parents at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Petitioner/Husband filed divorce petition HMA no. 40 /2013 renumbered as Civil Suit No. 79A/2015 before the Family Court at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh seeking dissolution of marriage and disposed off by the Hon’ble Family Court, Bilaspur.

3. Whereas the Parties have filed following cases against each other:-

(i)The Petitioner/Husband filed Crl. MJC 1123/2022 pending before Family Court Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

(ii) The Respondent/Wife filed Compt. Case No. 0000024/2024 before III Civil Judge Senior Division/ JMFC Bilaspur.

(iii) Respondent/wife has filed CS 372A/2019 pending before Family Court Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

(iv) Respondent/wife has filed Crl. MJC 1016/2022 pending before Family Court Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

(v)Respondent/wife has filed Cr. R. 478/2020 pending before High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur.

4. All dues towards maintenance arears of maintenance and travel charges before the Settlement have been paid up to date and there are no claims whatsoever of the Respondent/wife in this behalf.

5. Whereas Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Order dated 15.05.2025 in Special Leave Petition (C) D. No. 2238 of 2025 has referred the matter to Supreme Court Mediation Centre. Comprehensive mediation sessions were held between the parties and their respective advocates on 05.03.2025, 10.04.2025, 25.04.2025, 06.05.2025, 14.05.2025, 23.05.2025 (physical and virtual both ) and today i.e. 10.07.2025 (physically for signing of the present Settlement Agreement).

6. Both the parties hereto have arrived at an amicable settlement on the following terms and conditions for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent:-

A. That the parties have agreed that the Petitioner-husband will pay to the Petitioner- wife a total sum of Rs. 60,00,000/- (Rupees Rupees Sixty Lakhs Only) towards full and final settlement of all her claims towards her permanent alimony, Stridhan, maintenance (past, present, future) and any other claim whatsoever.

B. It is agreed between the parties that they will move an application jointly before the Hon’ble Supreme Court under Article 142 of Constitution of India for invoking inherent powers of the Hon’ble Suprem