FAO No. M-155 of 2010 (1) In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh CM No. 9034/CII of 2011 and FAO No. M-155 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 6.4.2011 Harjit Kaur ..... Appellant vs Jasbir Singh ..... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present Mr. A. S. Syan, Advocate, for the applicant-appellant. Mr. Amarjit Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for the non-applicant/ respondent. Rajesh Bindal J. The wife is in appeal against the judgment and decree of the learned court below dated 1.12.2009 whereby the petition filed by the husband for dissolution of marriage under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (for short, “the Act”), was allowed. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the marriage of the parties was solemnised as per Sikh rites (Anand Karaj) on 14.1.2001. No child was born out of the wedlock. Due to temperamental differences, the parties could not pull on together. Petition filed by the husband before the Additional District Judge, Patiala, under Section 13 of the Act for dissolution of marriage, was allowed on 1.12.2009. Thereafter, the appellant wife filed appeal before this court. During the pendency of the appeal before this court, the dispute between them was compromised. The wife has filed the application for withdrawal of the appeal in terms of the compromise entered into between the parties on 5.2.2011, which was produced before this court with CM No. 9034/CII of 2011. As the matter has been compromised, with the consent of the parties, the appeal is taken on Board. Today the appellant, who is handicapped, had come to the court on wheelchair. Her father Nishan Singh is also accompanying her. She has been identified by her counsel. Her statement has also been recorded separately today, which is extracted as under:- “My marriage was solemnised as per Sikh rites (Anand Karaj) on 14.1.2001 with Jasbir Singh respondent. No child was born out from our wedlock. Due to the temperamental differences, we could not live together. Number of efforts made for reconciliation failed. Petition filed by the husband before the Additional District Judge, Patiala, under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, for dissolution of marriage was allowed on 1.12.2009. During the pendency of appeal filed by me, the matter in dispute was compromised. As per compromise, we have decided to part ways. Jasbir Singh has paid a sum of ` 5,00,000/- to me towards permanent alimony. I have no objection if decree of divorce granted to the husband by the learned court below is confirmed and the appeal filed by me is dismissed as withdrawn.” As per the compromise, the wife has received ` 5,00,000/- as permanent alimony from the respondent-husband and it is stated in the compromise that appellant will withdraw the appeal filed by her. To same effect is her statement recorded in this court. In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties and the aforesaid statement made by the wife, the present appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. The parties shall abide by the terms of settlement and the aforesaid statement. 6.4.2011 (Rajesh Bindal) vs Judge