BEFOE THE LOK ADALAT ORGANISED BY THE HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.BHASKARAN NAMBIAR (RETD.JUDGE) & SHRI P.G.AJITH KUMAR(SUB JUDGE) FRIDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2010 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1931 Mat.Appeal.No. 800 of 2008() --------------------------- OP.710/2006 of FAMILY COURT,KOZHIKODE ............................. PETITIONER(S):APPELLANT ---------------------- RESHMA BAI, AGED 32 YEARS, D/O. RAMAKRISHNAN, G.R. VILLA, KARIPURATH HOUSE, KARANTHUR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT: ----------- ANOOP, S/O. LATE MUKUNDAN, MATHRADIKKAL HOUSE, ATHANIKKAL, WEST HILL P.O., KOZHIKODE, NADAKKAVU (POLICE STATION LIMIT) THIS MATRIMONIAL APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR DETERMINATION AT THE LOK ADALAT ON 05/03/2010, ALONG WITH M.A NO.793 OF 2008 & RPFC NO.339 OF 2008. THE ADALAT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.M. JOSEPH & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------- MAT. APPEAL NO.800 OF 2008 C ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 7th January, 2011. JUDGMENT K.M. Joseph, J. The parties have filed a joint petition under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 on 14.6.2010. They have filed I.A. No.61/2011, being a joint petition under Section 13B(2) of the Act for divorce on mutual consent. Apparently, the matter was referred to the Lok Adalath. Going by the averments, we notice that, in fact, the Lok Adalath has passed an Award by dissolving the marriage on mutual consent. Noticing that it may not be sufficient, a joint petition is filed and the subsequent motion is made under Section 13B(2) of the Act. 2. We heard the learned counsel for the parties. We are satisfied that there was a valid marriage. We also notice that the parties have been living separately for nearly four years. In the MAT.APPEAL NO.800/2008 C 2 circumstances of the case, there is no basis for us to doubt the veracity of the averments. Accordingly, we dissolve the marriage between the parties by mutual consent under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Sd/= K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE Sd/= P. BHAVADASAN, JUDGE kbk. //True Copy// PS to Judge