IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.889 of 2009 Date of Decision: 18.02.2009 Balwinder Singh ....petitioner Versus Harmit Kaur .....respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr.N.P.S.Mann,Advocate for the petitioner **** RAKESH KUMAR GARG J. Challenge in this revision petition is to the order dated 29.09.2008 passed by District Judge, Amritsar, whereby application filed by the petitioner and respondent under Section 13(B)(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, has been dismissed on account of the respondent failing to turn up and give her consent to the second motion as provided under Section 13(B)(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act. It has been held by a Division Bench of this Court in 2006(2) RCR (Civil) 497 Charanjit Singh Mann versus Neelam Mann that the provisions of Section 13(B)(2) are mandatory. The consent of the second party was essential for the acceptance of this divorce petition by way of mutual consent, which is missing. I find no fault with the impugned order passed by the District Judge, Amritsar. Dismissed. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to pursue any other remedy against the respondent, if available, in accordance with the law. (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) JUDGE 18.02.2009 neenu