FAO No. M-76 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O. No. M-76 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.2.2010 Smt. Santosh .. Appellant v. Ashok Kumar ..Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Mani Ram Verma, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. S. R. Hooda, Advocate for the respondent. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that after the passing of the decree of divorce and during the pendency of the present appeal before the Court, with the intervention of the well-wishers, the matter in dispute was settled and the parties have again started living together. Both the parties are present in person in Court. It was confirmed by them that they are living together for the last more than two months. The respondent stated that he does not have any objection in case the appeal filed by the wife is accepted and the decree of divorce passed by the learned court below is set aside. Learned counsel for the appellant stated that though all other cases filed by the parties against each other have been disposed of as settled, however, one complaint filed by the appellant under Section 498-A IPC etc. is pending for 11.3.2010 before Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Rohtak. Even in that, the appellant and her other family members had got their statements recorded for withdrawal of the complaint, however, the same is still pending. In view of the statement of the parties recorded in Court and the dispute between them having been settled, the appeal filed by the appellant is allowed. The judgment and decree of the learned Court below is set aside. Further, in view of the subsequent developments, which have taken place after the passing of decree of divorce and the fact that the parties have FAO No. M-76 of 2009 [2] started residing together, it would be in the interest of justice that all the disputes between the parties are disposed of as settled or not pressed. Ordered accordingly. Consequently, even the complaint filed by the appellant and pending before Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Rohtak for 11.3.2010 shall also be disposed of by the learned court below on the next date of hearing as not pressed by the appellant. The appeal is disposed of in the above terms. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 11.2.2010 mk