Ashwani Kumar Chandrakar v. Smt. Umeshwari Chandrakar
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High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; FA(MAT) No. 66 of 2024; Ashwani Kumar Chandrakar v. Smt. Umeshwari Chandrakar; decided 08.10.2025; Division Bench of Rajani Dubey and Amitendra Kishore Prasad (order per Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J.); appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Court Act, 1984; impugned judgment and decree dated 26.09.2023 of Family Court, Kabirdham in Civil Suit Case No. 67-A/2021 dismissing husband's divorce petition under Section 13(1)(ia)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act (cruelty and desertion grounds); reference to Mediation Centre of the High Court vide order dated 07.04.2025; Mediation R. No. M/129/2025; settlement agreement dated 07.04.2025; parties agreed to reside jointly; appeal disposed of in terms of settlement; judgment and decree modified; terms of agreement form part of decree; consent/compromise disposal without merits findings; counsel: D.K. Vishwakarma for appellant, Dinesh Tiwari for respondent.