Lakshman Sutradhar v. Jhuma Sutradhar Nee Roy Sharma

FAT 558 of 2018 Item-3.

17-08-2022 Lakshman Sutradhar

Versus

Jhuma Sutradhar nee Roy Sharma sg Ct. 8 Mr. Arnab Saha, Adv.

Mr. Abhimanyu Banerjee, Adv.

... for the appellant Ms. Jeenia Rudra, Adv.

...for the respondent During pendency of the appeal, the parties filed an application under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage on mutual consent. The learned Trial Court upon satisfied being recorded that due procedure was adopted and there has been no collusion, fraud and coercion, allowed the application for mutual divorce and MAT Suit No. 235 of 2022 was decreed on mutual consent on 6th August, 2022.

The wife has already received her Stridhan articles along with agreed amount of Rs.3,00,000/- towards her maintenance in the form of a demand draft. In view thereof, the impugned order and judgment is set aside.

We dispose of the appeal on the basis of the order passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Alipurduar on 6th August, 2022.

The photostat copy of the demand draft and the copy of the order dated 6th August, 2022 are taken on record. (Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury, J.) (Soumen Sen, J.)