BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT ORGANIZED BY THE KERALA HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.K.CHANDRASEKHARADAS (RETD. JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) & SRI K. J.THOMAS STANLEY(RETD.DISTRICT JUDGE) THURSDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2008 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Mat.Appeal.No. 271 of 2007() ---------------------------- OP.421/2003 of FAMILY COURT, KOTTAYAM AT ETTUMANOOR .................... APPELLANT-PETITIONER: --------------------------- MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, SON OF BHASKARAN NAIR, VELLANICKAL HOUSE, PONKUNNAM P.O. BY ADV. SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------------- 1. P.VIJAYASREE, D/O.PRABHAKARAN, SREENILAYAM HOUSE, VADKKUMBHAGOM, CHIRAKKADAVU P.O., PONKUNNAM. 2. GOPAKUAR, SON OF K.G.VENUGOPALAN NAIR, JYOTHINIVAS, BALAGRAM P.O., THIRD CAMP, IDUKKI. ADV. SRI.G.UNNIKRISHNON THIS MATRIMONIAL APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR DETERMINATION AT THE LOK ADALAT ON 18/12/2008, ALONG WITH MAT.APPEAL NOS.201 & 319 OF 2007, AND THE PARTIES HAVING SETTLED THE MATTER, THE FOLLOWING AWARD IS PASSED IN TERMS OF SETTLEMENT: JUSTICE T.K.CHANDRASEKHARA DAS (RETD. JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) AND SRI.K.J.THOMAS STANLEY (RETD. DISTRICT JUDGE) ================================== Mat. Appeal.Nos.201, 271 & 319 of 2007 =================================== Dated this the 18th day of December, 2008 AWARD By orders dated 28.10.2008 and 28.11.2008, these matters have been settled after discussion between the parties. As a result of that settlement, an amount of Rs.5,44,500/- is to be paid to the respondent-wife by the appellant-husband. Accordingly, appellant-husband has brought a sum of Rs.5,45,000/- which has been handed over to the wife in our presence. Two original documents Nos.1152/02 and 3062/02, are also being handed over to the wife by the husband. The maintenance payable to the children Navaneeth Murali and Nayana Murali, as ordered in M.C.83/03 by the Family court, Kottayam on 31.3.2005 has been reduced to Rs.500/- per month for both children as agreed by both parties. This amount is payable by the appellant with effect from 1.1.2009. The above terms have been arrived at in full and final settlement of all disputes pending between the parties in these three appeals. Mat. Appeal.Nos.201, 271 & 319 of 2007 2 As per the terms of settlement, appellant-husband will have a right to take the aforesaid children from the school after the school hours in which they study, on Friday preceding second Saturday in every month and leave the children back home in the evening of the Saturday after keeping them in custody for 24 hours. In view of the settlement, all the disputes involved in these appeals and also O.S.277/07 on the file of Kanjirappally Munsiff Court has also been closed. The orders passed in the Adalat on 28.10.2008 and 28.11.2008 shall form part of the Award. It is also ordered that the marriage between the appellant and respondent stands dissolved by mutual consent. As consequence of this, both parties are to file a joint petition before the Family court, Erttumanoor for appropriate orders for dissolution of marriage. The Family court is requested to waive the statutory period of six months in view of this settlement. An Award is passed as per the above terms. T.K.CHANDRASEKHARA DAS (RETD. JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) K.J.THOMAS STANLEY (RETD. DISTRICT JUDGE) dvs