1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.71 OF 2009 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.10 OF 2009 Smt.Prerna R. Lulla @ Sushila M. Luhana ....Appellant V/s. Ravindra V. Lulla ....Respondent Mr.J.S. Chandanani for the Appellant. Mr.G.S. Hiranandani i/b Mr.C.G. Gavnekar for the Respondent. CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & S.J. VAZIFDAR, JJ. DATE : 8TH MAY, 2009. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. The parties were married on 22.5.2005 and the wife approached the Family Court by filing Petition No.A-1655 of 2006 for annulment of the marriage of the parties, under section 12 (1) (a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 i.e. on the ground of impotency. The Family Court was pleased to allow the said Petition by its judgment and order dated 31.3.2008 and while annulling the marriage as nullity under section 12 (1) (a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, the Family Court directed the Respondent – husband to pay to the Petitioner a sum of 2 Rs.9.00 lacs towards the permanent alimony. The Appellant was not happy with the amount of permanent alimony and therefore, she filed the instant appeal for enhancement in the alimony amount. 2. We have noted that the Family Court had granted an amount of Rs.1.00 lacs to be paid to the Appellant in lieu of Streedhan and thus the Respondent was required to pay a total amount of Rs.10.00 lacs to the Appellant. 3. Pursuant to our order dated 18.3.2009, the amount of Rs. 5.00 lacs came to be deposited with the registry of this Court. On 30.3.2009, we recorded the settlement between the parties. The Respondent agreed to pay an amount of Rs.7,05,000/- over and above the amount of Rs.5.00 lacs already deposited with the registry of this Court, by way of permanent alimony in full and final settlement. The balance amount of Rs.7,05,000/- was to be paid in three equal installments as noted in our order dated 30.3.2009. 4. Mr.Chandanani, the learned counsel for the Appellant on instructions states that the Appellant has received the said amount of Rs.7,05,000/- by now and she has acknowledged the receipt thereof. It is also admitted that an amount of Rs.55,000/- towards the interest on a sum of Rs.9.00 lacs as directed by the Family Court has already been paid to the Appellant. 5. We, therefore, allow this appeal partly by consent of the parties and the amount of permanent alimony is enhanced to Rs. 11.00 lacs and the amount of Streedhan is enhanced to Rs. 3 1,50,000/-. To this extent, the decree granted by the Family Court stands modified. The partied to bear their own costs. 6. The Civil Application does not survive and the same is disposed off as such. (S.J.VAZIFDAR, J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE, J.)