ssm sm sm IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.2347 OF PETITION NO.2347 OF PETITION NO.2347 OF 2007 2007 2007 Smt. Indu Ashok Sharma & Anr. ...Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. S.K. Chinchlikar for respondents. CORAM CORAM CORAM : ANOOP V. MOHTA,J. : ANOOP V. MOHTA,J. : ANOOP V. MOHTA,J. DATED DATED DATED : 18th July, 2007 : 18th July, 2007 : 18th July, 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The petitioner has invoked the provisions of Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India in the matter of Section 13-B (2) of the Hindu Marriage Act-1955 which requires that for divorce by mutual consent the parties to wait for six months. The order of divorce can be passed on such application after expiry of 6 months from the date of presentation of the petition. Admittedly, the M.J.Petition No. 473 of 2006 was filed in Thane Court on 18/10/2006. Considering this factual aspect, the present petition became infructuous as 6 months period as contemplated under the said Act itself was over in the month of April/May 2007 itself. Therefore, without observing anything on merits of such application the present petition is dismissed, as infructuous. ( 2 ) (ANOOP (ANOOP (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) V. MOHTA, J.) V. MOHTA, J.)