IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 10TH MARCH 2008 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1929 MFA.No. 182 of 2007() --------------------- UN-NUMBERED OP./2007 of FAMILY COURT,ERNAKULAM .................... APPELLANT: PETITIONER: ---------------------- GEENO JACOB, AGED 31, S/O. JACOB K.ABRAHAM, KONGALATHU HOUSE, THILLERY CHURCH ROAD, MUNDAKKAL MIDDLE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN BRITTO SRI.C.A.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT: ------------------------ LATHIKA G.NAIR, AGED 31, D/O. R. GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, LATHIKA BHAVAN, ARYANKAVU P.O., KOLLAM NOW RESIDING AT MAITRI ADVERTISING WORKS (PVT) LTD. 181, GIRI NAGAR, KADAVANTHARA, COCHIN-20. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANAL KUMAR SMT.BHAVANA VELAYUDHAN THIS MISC. FIRST APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- M.F.A.No.182 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. The parties pare present. We had the able assistance of Sri.A.A.Abul Hassan as Conciliator. It is agreed that without going to the merits of the legal contentions raised by the parties the present dispute can be settled. The appellant undertakes to pay maintenance to the child at the rate of Rs.2,000/- per month which shall be deposited in the account maintained by the respondent in Federal Bank, Girinagar Branch. It is further agreed that the child can be given visitorial rights. It will be open to the appellant to visit the child at the residence of the respondent and also take the child in and around Ernakulam with the respondent. It will also be open to the appellant to communicate with the child. The visitorial rights will be restricted to twice in a month, preferably on Sundays, for which prior intimation will be given to the respondent. The appeal is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. --------------------------- M.F.A.No.182 of 2007 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 10th March, 2008