IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No.6554 of 2007 Date of Decision: 28.1.2008 Rekha .....Petitioner Vs. Brij Mohan ...Respondent .... CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA **** Present : Mr.I.P.S. Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner. ... RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral) Challenge in this petition is, to an order dated 5.11.2007 passed by the Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, declining to waive the statutory period of six months, required for the grant of a divorce by mutual consent. Both the parties are present before this Court and have filed affidavits that they were married on 4.3.1999 but have been residing separately since 14.8.2000. The learned trial Court, vide the impugned order declined the petitioner's prayer to waive the period of six months. Counsel for the petitioner has brought to my notice a judgement of this Court reported as Payal Gupta V. Kunal Gupta, 2006(2) Law Herald (P&H) 1076, wherein the period of six months was waived. In this view of the matter and as parties are young and would be able to lead their separate lives afresh, after this sorbid chapter in their lives is closed, the order dated 5.11.2007 is set aside. The learned trial Court is directed, to waive the statutory period of six months and after recording satisfaction, as to the bonafides of the parties, proceed in accordance with law. 28.1.2008 ( RAJIVE BHALLA ) GS JUDGE