Divorce

 
percent per annum on any outstanding amount. Respondent No. 1 shall file an affidavit of compliance once the payments are made.
4. Katyayini will retain gifts given by Arjun and familyand Arjun will return all the gifts received by him and his family being i. Engagement ring ii. Achkan buttons iii. 10 gram Ginni
5. This will be a full and final settlement, and noclaims will be raised by any party in future. After the severance, parties shall not defame each other in any form whatsoever, including in social media.
6. All litigations to be quashed or withdrawn,including:
i. Divorce filed by the Petitioner bearing case No.1384/2022 pending before the Family Court, Gwalior.
ii. Writ Appeal bearing No. 644/2022 filed by thePetitioner pending before High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior.
iii. MAT. APP. FC No. 169/2022 filed by the RespondentNo. 1 pending before the Delhi High Court, next listed on 18.08.2025.
iv. FIR bearing No. 400/2019 dated 16.11.2019 beforePolice Station, University, Gwalior U/S 420, 466, 468, 470 and 120-B of IPC against the Petitioner and her family.
7. The above terms will be placed jointly before the Court on 14.08.2025.”
3. The petitioner-wife is present in Court, whereas respondent No.1 (husband) has joined the proceedings virtually. Both of them have verified that they have resolved their dispute amicably in terms of the settlement, which has been placed on record.
4. In deference to the settlement, the parties have agreed to file their respective affidavits during the course of the day. That affidavit will include the undertaking by respondent No.1 in terms of clause 3, as reproduced above.
5. Accordingly, in exercise of the power conferred upon us by Article 142 of the Constitution of India, we dissolve the marriage between the petitioner and respondent No.1. There shall be no relationship, matrimonial or otherwise, between them hitherto. Accordingly, the following cases/FIR are ordered to be disposed of/closed/quashed:
“i. Divorce filed by the Petitioner bearing case No. 1384/2022 pending before the Family Court, Gwalior.
ii. Writ Appeal bearing No. 644/2022 filed by thePetitioner pending before High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior.
iii. MAT. APP. FC No. 169/2022 filed by the RespondentNo. 1 pending before the Delhi High Court, next listed on 18.08.2025.
iv. FIR bearing No. 400/2019 dated 16.11.2019 beforePolice Station, University, Gwalior U/S 420, 466, 468, 470 and 120-B of IPC against the Petitioner and her family.”
6. FIR No. 73/2021 registered at P.S. Mahila Thana, District Gwalior, which was the subject matter of the impugned judgment before the High Court, and all the proceedings arising therefrom are also hereby closed/quashed in its entirety on the basis of settlement between the parties. Any other civil/criminal proceedings/ complaints/applications etc., if any, pending between the parties shall also be deemed to have been closed/quashed.
7. Respondent No.1, in compliance with the settlement, handed over a demand draft of Rs.1 crore (bearing No. 505586 dated 25/08/2025 issued by ICICI Bank) to the petitioner. In addition, he has also handed over a gift item in terms of clause 4 of the settlement, as reproduced above.
8. The appeal is accordingly disposed of, however, with liberty to the parties to seek revival, if need arises. In terms of clause 2, we hope that respondent No.1 will honour an undertaking regarding payment of the balance amount by 30.11.2025.
9. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand closed.
……………………..J.
(SURYA KANT)
……………………..J.
(JOYMALYA BAGCHI)
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(VIPUL M. PANCHOLI)

NEW DELHI; AUGUST 29, 2025.
ITEM NO.20 COURT NO.2 SECTION II-E
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 13685/2024
[Arising out of impugned judgment and order dated 05-12-2023 in MCRC No. 38927/2023 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at
Gwalior] KATYAYINI ANGRE Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
ARJUN SINGH KAK & ORS. Respondent(s)
(IA No. 212430/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No.
237478/2024 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 215851/2024 EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 298725/2024 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No. 237476/2024 PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES and IA No. 215849/2024 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/
ANNEXURES)
Date : 29-08-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI
For Petitioner(s) :Ms. Vibha Datta Makhija, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Raju Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Dushyant Singh Chauhan, Adv.
Ms. Nehol, Adv.
Mr. Abhinav Parihar, Adv.
Mr. Vikrant Singh Bais, AOR

For Respondent(s) :Mr. Prosenjeet Banerjee, Adv.
Mr. Nishant Rao, Adv.
Mr. Anshuman Srivastava, AOR

Mr. Prosenjeet Banerjee, Adv.
Ms. Nidhi Mohan Parashar, AOR Mr. Vikrant Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Amar Bajpayee, Adv.
Mr. Sarthak Bhardwaj, Adv.

Mr. Aditya Singh, Adv. Mr. Yashraj Singh Bundela, AOR Mrs. Pratima Singh, Adv.
Ms. Saloni Singh, Adv.
Mr. Arpit Garg, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Leave granted.
The appeal is disposed of in terms of the signed order.
Pending application(s), if any, shall stand closed.
(NITIN TALREJA) (PREETHI T.C.) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
(Signed order is placed on the file)