-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.92 OF 2005 Abhimanu Arjun Jadhav. .. .. Appellant (Orig. Petitioner) V/s. Ankita Abhimanu Jadhav .. .. Respondent Mr.H.S.S. Murthy for Appellant. Mr.S.M.Khaire for Respondent. ---- CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & SMT.R.S.DALVI, JJ. SMT.R.S.DALVI, JJ. SMT.R.S.DALVI, JJ. DATE : 23rd August 2005 DATE : 23rd August 2005 DATE : 23rd August 2005 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard Mr.Murthy for the appellant. Mr.Khaire appears for the respondent. Appellant and the respondent are both present. 2. The appellant-husband and the respondent-wife have signed Consent Terms / Minutes of Order in terms of which they seek an order. They were married on 24th April 1999. Because of the differences between two of them, a proceeding was initiated in the Family Court at Mumbai. The Family Court dismissed the Petition filed by the appellant-husband seeking divorce. Now, the parties have agreed to part peacefully and have stated in these Consent Terms that by consent their marriage be dissolved. -2- 3. In the circumstances, we treat the Petition filed in the Family Court as one under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act. More than sufficient period has gone thereafter for parties to reconcile and in view of the present Consent Terms, it is clear that they cannot stay together. We accept these Consent Terms. The marriage solemnized between the appellant and the respondent on 24th April 1999 will stand dissolved by a decree of this Court. There are no claims whatsoever on either side. The appellant has paid an amount of Rs.20,000/- to the respondent towards some of her claims and outstandings which she has accepted in full and final settlement. 4. Appeal stands allowed and disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms. (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (SMT. R.S.DALVI, J.) (SMT. R.S.DALVI, J.) (SMT. R.S.DALVI, J.)