Advocates:
VIKRAM HEGDE

ITEM NO.3 Court 8 (Video Conferencing) SECTION IV-B

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 20108/2021

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 17-11-2021

in CR No. 2527/2021 passed by the High Court Of Punjab & Haryana at

Chandigarh)

AMIT KUMAR Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

SUMAN BENIWAL Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.159281/2021-EXEMPTION FROM FILING

C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT )

Date : 11-12-2021 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDIRA BANERJEE

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. Vikram Hegde, AOR

Mr. Shantanu Lakhotia, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

Mr. Yash Sinha, Adv.

Ms. Ayushi Rajput, Adv.

Ms. Rangoli Seth, Adv.

Mr. Prateek K Chadha, AOR

Mr. Shashank Ratnu, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

Leave granted.

The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed judgment.

The impugned order dated 17^th November, 2021 passed by the High

Court and the impugned order dated 12^th October, 2021 passed by the

Family Court, Hissar are set aside.

In the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court deems

it appropriate to exercise its power under Article 142 of the

Constitution of India, to grant the Appellant and the Respondent a

Digitally signed by

Chetan Kumar

Date: 2022.01.05

09:16:51 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

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decree of divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu

Marriage Act, 1955, waiving the statutory waiting period of six

months under Section 13(B)(2) of the said Act.

There will accordingly be a decree of divorce by mutual

consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

dissolving the marriage of the Appellant and the Respondent.

Pending Applications, if any, stand disposed of.

(MANISH ISSRANI) (MATHEW ABRAHAM)

COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)

(SIGNED JUDGMENT IS PLACED ON THE FILE)