IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS THURSDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2011 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1933 Mat.Appeal.No. 572 of 2010() ---------------------------- OP.215/2006 of FAMILY COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER: APPELLANT ------------------------ R.ANILKUMAR DAS, S/O. K.R.DAS, HOUSE NO.703, GEETHANJALI, SANKAR NAGAR, KAIMANAM.P.O., TRIVANDRUM, NEMON VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.R.S.KALKURA SRI.M.S.KALESH SRI.HARISH GOPINATH SRI.V.VINAY MENON SRI.M.AJAY (IRUMPANAM) RESPONDENT: --------------- SMT. SABARI @ MAYA, D/O. S.SUKUMARAN NAIR, AGED 31 YEARS, RESIDING AT SABARI, S.P.3/381 GANDHIPURAM, SREEKARYAM, TRIVANDRUM AND WORKING IN UNION BANK OF INDIA, PIRAPPANCODE BRANCH, PIRAPPANCODE-695017. ADV. SRI.SUDHEESH.A. SRI.BOBBYMATHEW KOOTHATTUKULAM SMT.C.V.BINDU THIS MATRIMONIAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS JJ., - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mat.Appeal No. 572 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of May, 2011 JUDGMENT K.M. Joseph J., The appeal arises from the judgment of the Family Court, Thiruvananthapuram on a petition filed by the husband seeking divorce. The Family Court dismissed the petition. Pending the matter, the parties filed a petition under Sec.13B of Hindu Marriage Act in October 2010. Six months period is elapsed. The wife has filed an affidavit praying that the joint petition for divorce may be granted. We enquired with the appellant, who is personally present today, and he would also say that he has filed an affidavit praying that the divorce may be granted. The learned counsel for the appellant would also say that an affidavit has been filed. 2. The marriage was solemnised in 12.9.2002. It is also Mat.Appeal No. 572 of 2010 :2: stated that the parties are living seperately from January 2003. Having regard to the circumstances above, we grant dissolution of the marriage between the parties with effect from today. K.M.JOSEPH, (JUDGE) M. L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, (JUDGE) dl/