HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN AND HON’BLE JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY FAMILY COURT APPEAL NOs.365 and 411 OF 2012

COMMON JUDGMENT

(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K. Lakshman)

Heard Sri Krishna Maragani, learned counsel, representing Sri P.V. Krishnamachary, learned counsel for the appellant/wife in FCA No.411 of 2012 and respondent in FCA No.365 of 2012, Sri S. Raghuram, learned counsel representing Smt. K.Sridevi, learned counsel for the respondent in FCA No.411 of 2012 and appellant in FCA No.365 of 2012.

(For the sake of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to as ‘the wife and the husband’)

2. Sri S.Raghuram, learned counsel appearing for the husband, would submit that the husband is not in touch with him and he has no instructions from the husband.

3. Husband has filed an application vide O.P.No.528 of 2008 under Section 13 (1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act, 1955’) against the wife before the learned Judge, Family Court, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar seeking dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty. Vide impugned order, dated 21.11.2012, learned Judge, Family Court granted judicial separation for a period of one ye