Smt Renu @ Ritika Vs Sh Jitender Kumar — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2025)

Smt Renu @ Ritika Vs Sh Jitender Kumar — Matrimonial and Divorce | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Appeal MAT.APP.(F.C.) 113/2024 disposed of in terms of the Deed of Settlement (Mark C-1), which forms part of the decree; the litigations listed in Paragraph 4 of the Settlement Agreement disposed of in terms thereof and stand withdrawn; Registrar General directed to forward the order and deed to the concerned courts; date fixed as 04.12.2025 cancelled.

Issue for consideration

Whether the matter should be referred to the Mediation Cell (CM APPL. 69751/2025 under Section 151 CPC) for exploring the possibility of an amicable settlement between the parties. +1 more

Court's answer

With the sincere efforts of the learned counsel for the parties, an amicable settlement was arrived at; the parties decided to reside together and make joint efforts to nurture their child.

Ratio / Principle

The Deed of Settlement produced by the parties was taken on record and marked as Mark C-1.

Key takeaways

The Appeal was taken on board and stands disposed of in terms of the Settlement Agreement (Mark C-1), which shall form part of the decree.ratio¶¶12
The various litigations referred to in Paragraph 4 of the Settlement Agreement were disposed of in terms of the said settlement.ratio¶¶15
The Registrar General of the Court was directed to forward a copy of the order along with a photocopy of the Deed of Settlement (Mark C-1) to the concerned Courts to enable them to consign the respective cases to the records in accordance with the Settlement.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Matrimonial appeal (MAT.APP.(F.C.) 113/2024, Delhi High Court; coram Anil Kshetarpal and Renu Bhatnagar, JJ.; order dated 10.11.2025). On an application (CM APPL. 69751/2025) filed by the respondent under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking reference of the matter to the Mediation Cell, an amicable settlement was arrived at during the hearing through the efforts of counsel. The parties produced a Deed of Settlement (Mark C-1) whereby they agreed to reside together and make joint efforts to nurture their child. The appeal was taken on board and disposed of in terms of the Settlement Agreement, which was directed to form part of the decree. The various litigations referred to in Paragraph 4 of the Settlement Agreement were disposed of in terms of the said settlement and stand withdrawn; the Registrar General was directed to forward a copy of the order with a photocopy of the deed to the concerned courts for consignment of those cases to the records; the date already fixed as 04.12.2025 was cancelled; and the appeal along with any pending applications stands disposed of in terms of the settlement.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- MAT.APP.(F.C.) 113/2024

SMT RENU @ RITIKA .....Appellant Through: Ms. Babli Kala and Mr. Sujeet Kumar Singh, Advocates.

versus

SH JITENDER KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Atul Krishna, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR

O R D E R % 10.11.2025

MAT.APP.(F.C.) 113/2024 & CM APPL. 69751/2025 (Application filed by respondent to refer the matter to the Mediation Centre)

The present application has been filed under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking reference of the matter to the Mediation Cell for exploring the possibility of an amicable settlement between the parties.

Though only an application for reference to Mediation was listed today, with the sincere efforts of the learned counsel for the parties, an amicable settlement has been arrived at. The parties have decided to reside together and make joint efforts to nurture their child. 3. During the course of hearing, the parties, along with their respective counsel, appeared before the Court and produced a Deed of Settlement, which has been taken on record and marked as Mark C-1. 4. As prayed for by learned counsel for the parties, the Appeal is taken on board and stands disposed of in terms of the Settlement Agreement (Mark C-1), which shall form part of the decree.

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The parties and their counsel have further prayed that the various litigations referred to in Paragraph 4 of the Settlement Agreement be disposed of in terms of the said settlement. Order accordingly.

In view of the aforesaid, the Registrar General of this Court is directed to forward a copy of this order along with a photocopy of the Deed of Settlement (Mark C-1) to the concerned Courts, to enable them to consign the respective cases to the records in accordance with the Settlement.

Consequently, the litigations referred to in Paragraph 4 of the Settlement Agreement shall also stand withdrawn.

The date already fixed as 04.12.2025 stands cancelled.

The present Appeal, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of in terms of the aforenoted Settlement Agreement.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

RENU BHATNAGAR, J.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025/nd/va/pal

This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 14/11/2025 at 12:06:30