IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION (MAIN) NO. 734 OF 2009 MS. SONIA SANDEEP SALUNKE ALIAS MS SHILA BABULO DESAI THROUGH ATTORNEY S. B. DESAI ... Appellant Versus SHRI. SANDEEP SHIVANAND SALUNKE AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. D. Pangam, Advocate for the Appellant. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 25th March, 2010 P.C.: Heard. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner/wife for confirmation of the divorce granted in Australia and for cancellation of registration of their marriage with the Civil Registrar. 3. The respondent/husband was duly served, but has chosen to remain absent. Shri Panagam, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that the divorce proceedings were initiated by respondent no.1 himself against petitioner/wife before the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia at Brisbane in Australia, which was granted by order dated 10/04/2007 and the divorce took effect from 11/05/2007 and which has become final. This petition has been filed in terms of Article 1102 of the Portuguese Civil Procedure Code, 1939 and Shri Pangam has placed reliance on a Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of DR. ROY ANDRE SALES DE ANDRADE AND ANOTHER V/S THE STATE OF GOA AND ANOTHER (Miscellaneous Civil Application No.133 of 1994). 4. I have perused the judgment. In the light of the statements made on behalf of the petitioner/wife and the said judgment of the Division Bench of this Court and in the absence of there being any contest from respondent no.1/husband, the petitioner is bound to succeed. Accordingly, the petition is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (A) & (B) and, consequently, the divorce granted by the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia at Brisbane shall stand confirmed and the registration of marriage between the petitioner and respondent no.1 under no.273 is hereby ordered to be cancelled. Clauses (A) & (B) read as follows; (A) This Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue direction to the Civil Registrar of Sattari, at Valpoi to cancel the registration of marriage between the Applicant and the Respondent No.1 herein bearing Entry No.273 and make necessary endorsement in its Registrar; (B) This Hon'ble Court be pleased to confirm the divorce granted by the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, at Brisbane dated 11/05/2007. N. A. BRITTO, J. NH