Lata Lachman Alias Laxman Jashnani v. Lachman Alias Laxman Jasnani
Case brief
What is this about?
Stridhan; consent terms settlement; Article 227 Constitution of India; Writ Petition No. 3780 of 2024; Bombay High Court; Madhav J. Jamdar; Family Court Pune; Principal Judge; Exhibit-21; Petition No. 'B'-70 of 2022; written statement admission of stridhan; quashed and set aside; disposal in terms of consent terms; undertakings to the Court; contempt clause; handover of diamond and gold jewellery on 31/03/2025; withdrawal of petition; respondent retains one gold chain, one gold ring, two pendants; no order as to costs; decided 10 February 2025; no precedent engaged.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 31st January 2024 (rejection of the Exhibit-21 application) quashed and set aside; Exhibit-21 application and the Writ Petition disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms marked 'X'; Respondent to hand over the agreed stridhan items to the Petitioner on 31/03/2025 before the Family Court, Pune; Respondent entitled to retain four items belonging to him (one gold chain, one gold ring and two pendants); Petitioner to withdraw Petition No. B-70 of 2022 upon receipt of the stridhan and not to file further stridhan claims for the said four items; undertakings in the Consent Terms accepted as undertakings to the Court; no order as to costs.