Madhu Devi v. Rabindra Sharma
Case brief
What is this about?
Mutual-consent style dissolution via compromise petition in a matrimonial appeal before the Patna High Court; divorce granted on ground of desertion; Order 23 Rule 3 and Section 151 Code of Civil Procedure; permanent alimony quantified at Rs. 5 lakhs payable in instalments (Rs. 2 lakhs demand draft, Rs. 1.5 lakhs x 2); compromise petition incorporated in decree; parties Madhu Devi (wife/appellant) and Rabindra Sharma (husband/respondent), Buxar/Dumraon; advocates Dimpal Kumari and Sanjay Kumar Sharma; decided 17-04-2026.
What did the court decide?
Marriage dissolved by decree of divorce on the ground of desertion; compromise petition incorporated into the decree; husband to pay Rs. 5 lakhs as full and final settlement of permanent alimony (Rs. 2 lakhs by demand draft on the date of the final order, balance Rs. 3 lakhs in two equal instalments of Rs. 1.5 lakhs each); photostat copy of bank transaction evidencing Rs. 2 lakhs transfer kept on record.