IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS FRIDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2011 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1933 Mat.Appeal.No. 343 of 2009() ---------------------------- OP.326/2008 of FAMILY COURT, KOTTAYAM AT ETTUMANOOR .................... PETITIONER(S): APPELLANT ------------------------ MAJU SAIRA ABRAHAM, D/O.ITTIAVIRAH KURIAN, PULIVELIPARAMBIL HOUSE, THAZHATHANGADY, ILLICKAL KARA, VELOOR VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------- JACOB KURIAN, S/O.E.C.KURIAN, ERACKATHIL HOUSE, VADAVATHOOR KARA, VIJAYAPURAM VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM. ADV. SRI.GEO PAUL FOR R1 SRI.SANU MATHEW FOR R1 THIS MATRIMONIAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/04/2011, ALONG WITH M.A.527/2009 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- Mat. Appeal Nos.343, 527 & 558 of 2009 and R.P.(F.C.) Nos.179 & 312 of 2009 ----------------------------------------------- Dated 1st April, 2011. J U D G M E N T Joseph, J. These three appeals and two R.Ps.(F.C.), being between the same parties, they are disposed of by a common judgment. 2. M.A.558/09 is filed by the husband, being aggrieved by the decree of the Family Court, partly decreeing the Original Petition filed by his wife. M.A.343/09 is filed by the wife, being aggrieved by the fact that her claim is only partly decreed by the Family Court. R.P.(F.C.) 179/09 is filed by the wife, being aggrieved by the amount (Rs.5,000/-) ordered as maintenance to the child. No maintenance is ordered to the wife. R.P.(F.C.) 312/09 is filed by the husband, being aggrieved by the order of maintenance. M.A.527/09 is filed by the husband, being aggrieved by the refusal to grant divorce by the Family Court. 3. Today, when the matter came up, it is brought to our notice that the parties have settled their disputes, on the basis of the mediation, and the mediation settlement is before M.A.343/09 & connected cases 2 us. It is also submitted that they have filed a petition under Section 10A of the Indian Divorce Act, before the Family Court, Kottayam at Ettumanoor. In the light of the compromise between the parties, which the parties have affirmed before us, we dispose of the appeals and the R.Ps.(F.C.) in terms of the memorandum of mediation settlement. In terms of the settlement, we order that the attachment ordered in O.P.No.326/08 by the Family Court, Kottayam at Ettumanoor will stand lifted. The appeals and the R.Ps.(F.C.) are disposed of as above. SD/- K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE. SD/- M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JUDGE. tgs