BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT ORGANISED BY THE KERALA HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.PAREED PILLAY(RETD.CHIEF JUSTICE) & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.R.HARIHARAN NAIR (RETD.JUDGE) TUESDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2007 / 24TH ASWINA 1929 Mat.Appeal.No. 395 of 2006() ---------------------------- OP.286/2004 of FAMILY COURT, THIRUVALLA .................... APPELLANT/4TH RESPONDENT: ------------ E.R.SREEKUMAR, S/O.RAGHAVA PANICKER, EDAMANA HOUSE, THIRUVARPPU P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, REP. BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, R.VALSALAKUMARI, W/O.SIVASANKARAN NAIR, `SIVASADANAM', KUNTHIRIKKAL HOUSE, ALAPPUZHA DIST. DIST. BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER ------------- 1. BINDU, BINDU NILAYAM, KAVAUMBHAGAM P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. HARIKUMAR, S/O.RAGHAVA PANICKER, REP. BY HIS FATHER RAGHAVA PANICKER, EDAMANA HOUSE, THIRUVARPPU P.O., KOTTAYAM. 3. LAKSHMIKUTTY AMMA, W/O.RAGHAVA PANICKER, EDAMANA HOUSE, THIRUVARPPU P.O., KOTTAYAM. 4. SREEDEVI, D/O.RAGHAVA PANICKER, EDAMANA HOUSE, THIRUVARPPU P.O., KOTTAYAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHALINGAM SRI.A.G.TISSARANT THIS MATRIMONIAL APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR DETERMINATION AT LOK ADALATH AND THE PARTIES HAVING SETTLED THE MATTER, THE FOLLOWING AWARD IS PASSED IN TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. JUSTICE M.M.PAREED PILLAY (RETIRED CHIEF JUSTICE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) & JUSTICE M.R.HARIHARAN NAIR (RETIRED JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) --------------------------- Mat.Appeal No.395 OF 2006 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of October, 2007 A W A R D 1st respondent and Sri.Raghava Panicker, father of the appellant are present. We have ordered on 13.9.2007, after discussing the matter of settlement with the parties, that the husband appellant should pay a sum of Rs.2,20,000/- (Rs.Two lakh twenty thousand only) in two instalments in full and final settlement of the claims of the 1st respondent in the case. Today when the case is taken up it is stated that the appellant is prepared to pay the entire amount of Rs.2,20,000/- (Rs.Two lakh twenty thousand only) in lump. Accordingly, the amount was received by the 1st respondent before the adalat. Hence, we set aside the decree passed in O.P.No.286/2004 and dismiss the original petition. We also record full satisfaction of the decree debt in O.P.No.1264/2003 of the Family Court, Thiruvalla. The appeal is disposed of as above. M.M.PAREED PILLAY (RETIRED CHIEF JUSTICE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) M.R.HARIHARAN NAIR (RETIRED JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) ps