1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO. 107 OF 2008 Mrs. Shobha Anil Jadhav .......appellant versus Anil Keshav Jadhav ........Respondent. Mr. R.R. Mahagaonkar adv. for the appellants. Mr. Shivraj R. patil adv. for the Respondent. CORAM: A.P. DESHPANDE AND SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, JJ. DATED : 7th May, 2010. P.C.: 1. This appeal is filed by the wife challenging the judgment and decree passed by the Family Court in favour of the respondent/husband granting decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty. The trial court though passed a decree in favour of the respondent for dissolution of marriage, has granted maintenance to the appellant/wife at the rate of Rs. 750/- per month from the date of the order. Record reveals that the marriage between the parties is irreptively broken down and there is no chance of reconciliation. During the pendency of the appeal, the parties have resolved the dispute amicably by entering into settlement. The 2 appellant/wife has no objection to the decree of divorce being confirmed, as granted by the Family Court. The dispute in regard to the quantum of maintenance has also been resolved by entering into consent terms. Under the consent terms instead of payment of monthly maintenance the appellant has agreed to receive a total sum of Rs. 2 lacs in full and final satisfaction of her claim towards permanent alimony. The consent terms are placed on record. The same are taken on record and marked as `X’ for identification. Consent terms are duly signed by the parties and their advocates. Parties are present in the court and they admit the consent terms to be true and correct. Under the consent terms, out of total amount of permanent alimony of Rs. 2 lacs, a sum of Rs. 25,000/- has been paid in cash today and the appellant and the learned counsel for the appellant admit receipt of Rs. 25,000/- in cash and balance is to be paid in two installments of Rs. 87,500/- each. To secure the said payment, the respondent has issued two post dated cheques dated 18-6-2010 and 30-7-2010 drawn on Oriental Bank of Commerce in favour of the appellant in the sum of Rs. 87,500/- each. 2. In view of the settlement both the learned counsel make a joint request to dispose of the appeal in consent terms. Thus the appeal stands disposed of in consent terms by confirming the decree granted in favour of the respondent for divorce by the Family Court and by modifying the direction issued by the Family Court to pay maintenance at the rate of Rs. 750/- per month and 3 instead directing payment of permanent alimony of Rs.2 lacs. 3. The appeal stands disposed of in above terms. 4. Parties to act on an authenticated copy of this order. (A.P.DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA,J.)