IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.1034 of 2007 AWADHESH KUMAR SINHA Versus SMT.SHAKUNTALA DEVI ----------- 10 16/9/2008 Heard counsel for the parties. Reference may be made to the order of this Court dated 13.11.2007, whereby and whereunder, a prima-facie opinion was already expressed that the petitioner has to bear marriage cost of daughter of the opposite party. Today counsel for the petitioner in presence of the petitioner has accepted the position, subject to condition that such payment will not be admission of the fact that the daughter of the opposite party is daughter of the petitioner, that the payment as directed by the court below in the impugned order for meeting the marriage cost to the tune of Rs. 1,50,000/- (Rupees One lac fifty thousand) will be made by the petitioner within a period of six months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order in the court below. Miss. Sushmita Mishra while making this statement before this Court is being 2 supported by the petitioner himself appearing in person in such stand and it is undertaking of the petitioner that he shall pay a sum of Rs. 1.5 lac in six equal monthly instalments beginning from 16th of October, 2008. The second to sixth instalments would be therefore paid on 16th November, 2008, 16th December, 2008, 16th January, 2009, 16th February, 2009 and the sixth and last installment on 16th March, 2009. All such payments will be made through Bank draft in the name of the opposite party and Photostat copy of the said Bank draft will be brought on the records of the court below. After complying the order in the manner aforesaid leading to payment of Rs. 1.5 lacs, both the petitioner and the opposite party will appear before the court below whereafter the court below having recorded that the order of payment of Rs. 1.5 lacs having been complied by the petitioner, would proceed to fix a date of hearing in the suit. The court below will thereafter ensure that the suit is disposed of within 3 a period of one year from the date of payment of last installment and any party seeking unnecessary adjournment is not allowed to linger the suit. With the aforementioned observations/ directions, this application is disposed of. ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J. ) Abhay Kumar