THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. DURGA PRASAD C.M.A. M.P. No. 1794 of 2011 and C.M.A. No. 2609 of 2003 COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice N.V. Ramana) This civil miscellaneous appeal is directed against the order and decree dated 17.08.2002 passed in O.P. No. 3 of 2001 by the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Anantapur, dismissing the petition filed by the appellant-husband, praying for grant of decree of divorce dissolving the marriage held between him and the respondent-wife. The appellant-husband filed C.M.A.M.P. No. 1794 of 2001, stating that pending the present appeal, the respondent-wife has filed M.C. No. 10 of 2010 on the file of the Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapur, seeking to grant monthly maintenance of Rs.6,000/- and Rs.10,000/- towards other initial expenses, and as both of them arrived at compromise, the matter was referred to the Lok Adalat at Anantapur, which has passed award in terms of the compromise arrived at between them. As per the said award dated 15.02.2011, the appellant-husband agreed to pay a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- to the respondent-wife in full and final settlement of her claim towards permanent alimony, that he has paid a sum of Rs.60,000/- out of the agreed amount of Rs.1,00,000/- before the Lok Adalat Bench and agreed to pay the balance amount of Rs.40,000/- at the time of disposal of the present C.M.A. The award also speaks about the other terms of compromise regarding the admission of the respondent-wife that she has no right to file any criminal or civil cases against the appellant-husband, and the responsibility of the appellant- husband to maintain the female child of the parties, who is in his custody. Having regard to the award passed by the Lok Adalat in terms of the compromise entered into between the parties, a copy of which is enclosed to the present C.M.A.M.P., the appellant-husband prayed to allow the present appeal. The affidavit filed in support of the present C.M.A.M.P. was signed by both the parties and their counsel. The respondent-wife has also filed an affidavit admitting the factum of their entering into compromise and the Lok Adalat passing award consequently, and prayed to grant divorce in view of the compromise arrived at by them. Today, both the parties appeared before this Court in person and identified each other and they are also identified by their counsel. The respondent-wife has expressed no objection to allow the present appeal, having regard to the compromise entered into between her and the appellant. In view of the above, the C.M.A.M.P. No. 1794 of 2011 is allowed. Consequently, the order under appeal is set aside and the civil miscellaneous appeal is allowed. No costs. _____________ N.V. RAMANA, J _________________ P. DURGA PRASAD, J 22nd September 2011 IBL