1 fca-40-09 mgn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, CIVIL JURISDICTION FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.40 OF 2009 Shri Mahesh Budhiram Gosavi ..Appellant Vs. Mrs. Kiran Mahesh Giri Gosavi ..Respondent. Mr. K.H. Giri, for the Appellant. Mr. Manoj Singh, for respondent. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & U.D. SALVI, JJ. DATE: 5th October, 2010. P.C. 1. This appeal was admitted on 30th July, 2009 and during the interim period the parties continued their efforts to settle the matrimonial disputes. With the assistance of their learned Advocate they have succeeded in arriving at a settlement. The terms of the settlement have been reduced to writing and placed before us in the form of “Consent Terms”. Both parties are present before us and they have stated that they understood the consent terms and they are bound by the same individually. The consent terms taken on record and marked as “X” for identification . 2. They have agreed to dissolve the marriage solemnised between them 27th-28th May, 2003 at village Janawamau, District Pratapgarh in the State 2 fca-40-09 of Uttar Pradesh and in turn the appellant has agreed to pay by way of permanent alimony a slum-sum Rs.2,50,000/- to the respondent and the said amount has been paid to her by a pay order dated 16th August, 2010 drawn on Bank of Baroda, Sakinaka Branch, Mumbai. 3. They have jointly prayed for disposal of the appeal in terms of the consent terms and grant a decree of divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. 4. We are satisfied that the settlement terms are just and reasonable and none of the parties have accepted the same under duress or influence. 5. Hence the appeal is allowed in terms of the settlement placed before us in the form of consent terms and the marriage between the parties is hereby dissolved by mutual consent. 6. The Registry is directed to issue a decree of divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. (U.D. SALVI, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)