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S.Shakuntala v. K.Shankar Rao

Orissa HC15 Apr 2026WP(C)/15771/2017

Case brief

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What is this about?

Orissa High Court; W.P.(C) No.15771 of 2017; S. Shakuntala v. K. Shankar Rao; Justice Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo; order dated 15.04.2026; challenge to Family Court Berhampur order 21.03.2017 rejecting amendment of written statement in C.P. No.157 of 2015; Hindu Marriage Act 1956 section 13(1)(ia); joint compromise petition dated 18.03.2019; resumption of conjugal life; dissolution petition dismissed on contest; case consigned to Record Room District Court Berhampur; writ petition disposed of as nothing survives.

What did the court decide?

Since the underlying C.P. No.157 of 2015 has been disposed of following the parties' compromise and resumption of conjugal life, nothing survives in the writ petition and it is disposed of accordingly. ¶26

S.Shakuntala Vs K.Shankar Rao — Matrimonial and Divorce | Orissa HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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W.P.(C) No.15771 of 2017

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S. Shakuntala

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…. Petitioner

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Ms. Charvi, Advocate on behalf of Mr. S.D. Routray, Advocate

-versus-

K. Shankar Rao

…. Opp. Party

CORAM: JUSTICE MRUGANKA SEKHAR SAHOO

ORDER

15.04.2026

(Hybrid Mode)

Order No.

09.

1 . The matter has been listed under the heading of “For referral to the Special Mediation Drive 2.0Mediation for the Nation”.

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2. The matter was presented before this Court on 01.05.2017.

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On 19.06.2017, the matter was listed before the Coordinate Bench and on several occasions, adjournment was sought for on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner to change the nomenclature. The last date of listing is 31.07.2017.

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3. It is submitted by Ms. Charvi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. S.D. Routray, learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner wife in the marriage has approached this Court challenging the

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order dated 21.03.2017 passed by the learned Judge, Family Court, Berhampur, Ganjam in C.P. No.157 of 2015 rejecting her prayer to allow amendment of the written statement filed by her in the said C.P. 4. The said C.P. was filed by the Opp. Partyhusband in the marriage in the present petition under section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956. Learned counsel for the petitioner had sought for an adjournment and adjournment was granted. 5. This Court had directed the leaned Judge, Family Court to apprise regarding the present status of the C.P. No.157 of 2015. The learned Judge, Family Court, Berhampur, Ganjam by letter dated 02.04.2026 has intimated the Registry regarding the present status of the C.P., it states thus:

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“Subsequently, on 18,03.2019, both the parties jointly filed a compromise petition expressing their willingness to resume their conjugal life and to live together peacefully as husband and wife. The parties categorically stated that they had resolved their disputes and differences amicably and had decided to restore their matrimonial relationship afresh. In support of their compromise, both parties adduced respective evidence before this Court and expressed that they had realized the importance of matrimonial harmony and the value of family life, and accordingly decided to resume cohabitation by forgetting their past issues.

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In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties and their decision to resume conjugal life, this Court, in the interest of justice

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and to preserve the sanctity of marriage, dismissed the petition filed by the petitioner-husband seeking dissolution of the marriage on contest. After disposal of the proceeding, the case was consigned to the Record Room, District Court, Berhampur by observing the necessary formalities.”

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6. Learned counsel for the petitioner has gone through the report of learned Judge, Family Court as available in the paperless system and also submits that nothing survives in view of disposal of the C.P.

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7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.

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(Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo)

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Judge

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jyostna

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: JYOSTNARANI MAJHEE Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 17-Apr-2026 19:13:02