Sharif Hasan v. Smt. Rajiya
Case brief
What is this about?
Marriage dissolved by mutual consent; matrimonial appeal (FA(MAT)) disposed of in terms of notarised settlement/compromise deed dated 26.09.2024; lump-sum maintenance of Rs. 15,00,000/- paid by husband to wife via two SBI cheques (Rs. 5,00,000/- dated 26.09.2024 and Rs. 10,00,000/- dated 02.12.2024); voluntariness confirmed through statements before Additional Registrar (Judicial) per order dated 27.09.2024; supersedes Family Court Bilaspur's 01.03.2023 rejection of divorce suit (Civil Suit No. 715-A/2022); consent decree incorporating compromise terms; mutual withdrawal of civil/criminal cases; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of in terms of the settlement/compromise agreement dated 26.09.2024; its terms form part of the judgment/decree; marriage between the parties dissolved from the date of the order (02.12.2024); decree to be drawn up accordingly; pending interlocutory applications stand disposed.