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Supreme Court – Daily Orders
Vuriti @ Balivada Lakshmi Chandana vs Balivada Srinivasa on 24 July, 2025
Author: J.K. Maheshwari
Bench: J.K. Maheshwari
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1717 OF 2024
VURITI @ BALIVADA LAKSHMI CHANDANA … PETITIONER
VERSUS
BALIVADA SRINIVASA … RESPONDENT
O R D E R
1. Seeking transfer of F.C.O.P. No. 210 of 2024 titled as
Balivada Srinivasa Vs. Vuriti @ Balivada Lakshmi Chandana
filed by the respondent-husband under Section 13(1)(i-A) of
the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 from the Family Court, Medchal-
Malkajgiri Telangana to the Court of Senior Civil Judge,
Rajam, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh, the present
Transfer Petition has been filed by the petitiner (wife).
2. After issuance of the notice, parties were relegated to
the Supreme Court Mediation Centre to mediate the issue on
27.02.2025. As an outcome of the mediation, the parties have
entered into a settlement agreement whereby it is agreed
Signature Not Verified
between them that the respondent (husband) shall pay an amount
Digitally signed by
Gulshan Kumar Arora
Date: 2025.08.02
12:07:15 IST
Reason:
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of Rs.11,00,000/- (Rupees eleven lakhs only) to the petitioner
(wife) towards full and final amount of maintenance past,
present and future. In consequence all the cases filed by the
parties against each other and the divorce case filed by the
husband be disposed of. They have, by filing an Interlocutory
Application, IA No.163545 of 2025, prayed for a decree of
divorce by mutual consent.
3. Having considered the submissions and after hearing the
parties who are present in Court who have been identified by
their respective advocates, we are of the view that the
settlement agreement as entered into between the parties
deserves to be accepted. A sum of Rs.11,00,000/- (Rupees
eleven lakhs only) by way of Demand Draft No. 000007 dated
15.07.2025 in the name of the petitioner (wife) has been
handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner. The
terms of the settlement agreement are as under :
“a) Both the parties hereto confirm and
declare that they have voluntarily and
of their own free will have decided not
to live together as husband and wife and
have arrived at the settlement in the
presence of the mediator. Both the
parties have decided to part ways by
divorce through mutual consent for which
the parties through their Advocates
3shall file appropriate application(s)
before the next date of hearing in T.P.
(C) No. 1717 of 2024 pending
adjudication before the Hon’ble Supreme
Court.
b) The parties shall jointly pray the
Hon’ble Supreme Court to pass a decree
of divorce by mutual consent u/s 13B of
the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in exercise
of power of the Hon’ble Supreme Court
under Article 142 of the Constitution of
India. Both the parties have agreed to
act as per the directions of the Hon’ble
Supreme Court.
c) That the Second Party has agreed to pay
an amount of Rs. 11 Lakhs (Eleven lakhs
only) by way of demand draft/drafts to
the First party as permanent alimony
before the Hon’ble Supreme Court on the
date of granting the decree of divorce
and the Second Party has further agreed
to return the 1 Kg Silver Ornaments of
the First Party by the Second Party at
the time of signing settlement before
the elders towards full and final
settlement of all claims. It is further
agreed to retain the articles, valuables
available with the respective parties by
the, the other party will not have any
further claims against each other.
d) That the First party has agreed to
withdraw and for quashing of the
following cases by the Hon’ble Supreme
Court “i. CC No. 122 of 2023 filed by the
First Party under Section 498A IPC
and Section 3 & 4 of the Dowry
Prohibition Act against the Second
Party and his family members as
4“State represented by the Sub-
Inspector of Police Rajam PS Vs.
Balivada Srinivas and 3 others”
pending before the Honourable Court
of theJudicial Magistrate of First
Class, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh;
ii. Crl.MP in DVC No.1 of 2022 filed by
the First Party under Section 125 of
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
against the Second Party titled as
“Vuriti @ Balivada Lakshmi Chandana
Vs. Balivada Srinivas & Ors” pending
before the Honourable Court of the
Judicial Magistrate of Excise Court
at Rajam (Protection of Women from
Domestic Violence Act, 2025) and;
iii. Maintenance Case No. 28of 2023 filed
by the First Party under Section 125
of the Cr.P.C. against the Second
Party titled as “Vuriti @ Balivada
Lakshmi Chandana v. Balivada
Srinivas” pending consideration
before the Honourable Court of the
Judicial Magistrate of First Class
at Rajam, Andhra Pradesh.”
4. Accordingly, the present Transfer Petition stands
disposed of in the following terms :
(i) The amount of maintenance has been paid by the
respondent towards past, present and future maintenance
leaving no other claim of the petitioner wife against
the husband.
(ii) As admitted, the cases filed by the wife or the husband
5against each other be treated as disposed of. Criminal
Case filed under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure shall be treated as quashed.
(iii) Accepting the terms of the settlement and as consented by
the parties, on their request in exercise of our
jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution we grant
the decree of divorce by mutual consent. Consequently,
the marriage between the petitioner wife [Vuriti @ Baliwada
Lakshmi Chandana] and respondent-husband (Balivada
Srinivasa) shall stand dissolved. By an outcome of the
dissolution of marriage, the parties set free to lead
their lives separately as per their own will.
5. Ordered accordingly.
6. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.
…………………………………………………,J.
[J.K. MAHESHWARI]
………………………………………………………,J.
[VIJAY BISHNOI]
New Delhi;
July 24, 2025.
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ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.4 SECTION XII-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Transfer Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 1717/2024
VURITI @ BALIVADA LAKSHMI CHANDANA Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
BALIVADA SRINIVASA Respondent(s)
[MEDIATION REPORT RECEIVED]
IA No. 142995/2024 – EX-PARTE STAY
Date : 24-07-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Y. Raja Gopala Rao, AOR
For Respondent(s) :Mr. Syed Ahmad Naqvi, Adv.
Ms. Aruna Gupta, AOR
Mr. Ramesh Allanki, Adv.
Mrs. Katta Mahalaxmi, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
The Transfer Petition stands disposed of in terms of the
signed order. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed
of.
(GULSHAN KUMAR ARORA) (NAND KISHOR)
AR-CUM-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
(Signed order is placed on the file)
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