JUDGMENT Mohammad Rafiq, J. - This appeal on behalf of appellant-husband has been filed assailing the judgment and decree dated 30.09.2016 of the Family Court No.1, Jaipur, whereby the application, being Miscellaneous Civil Case No.69/2012 filed under section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, of the appellant-husband seeking divorce from respondent-wife, has been dismissed. 2. Appellant-husband and respondent-wife are present in the court. They have signed the proceedings of the Court. They admitted to have entered into compromise and settled the dispute between them. 3. The matter remained pending before this Court for last three years. It was sent to the Mediation Center attached to this Court to explore the possibility of settlement between the parties. The parties have settled their dispute and arrived at a compromise with the help of Mr. 3. The matter remained pending before this Court for last three years. It was sent to the Mediation Center attached to this Court to explore the possibility of settlement between the parties. The parties have settled their dispute and arrived at a compromise with the help of Mr. Manish Kumawat, Advocate of this Court, which contained the following terms and conditions:- ^^i{kdkjksa us okrkZ ds nkSjku tkfgj fd;k gS fd i{kdkjksa ds e/; fnukad 10-09-2018 dks e/;LFkrk dsUæ jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; t;iqj ihB t;iqj ds le{k jkthukek gqvk Fkk ftlesa fuEu fcUnqvksa ij lgefr cuh gS %& ¼1½ ;g gS fd nksuksa i{k E;wpqvy MkbZokslZ ysus ds fy, rS;kj gSA ¼2½ ;g gS fd ifr oSHko xqIrk yxHkx esa 09 yk[k :i;s viuh iRuh vfurk nsoh dks nsxk vkSj bl 09 yk[k ds ,ot esa iRuh vfurk xqIrk fdlh Hkh Ádkj dk tsoj vFkok vU; dksbZ Dyse ugha djsxhA ¼3½ nksuksa i{kksa esa bl fLFkfr ij lgefr gqbZ gS fd mudk iq= vfudsr tSu tks bl le; viuh ekrk vfurk xqIrk ds lkFk jg jgk gS bl le>kSrs ds i'pkr vius firk ds lkFk jgsxk c'krsZ eghus esa ,d ckj vkf[kjh jfookj dks vfurk xqIrk vius csVs ls feyus dh vf/kdkjh gksxhA ¼4½ iq= vfudsr ls Hkh vyx ls iwNk x;k mlus Hkh vius firk ds lkFk jgus dh lgefr nhA ¼5½ MkbZokslZ gksus ds ckn nksuksa i{kksa esa vkilh laca/k ugha jgsxk u gh cPps dks ysdj nksuksa i{kksa esa vkilh dksbZ fookn jgsxk] ijUrq iRuh vfurk }kjk tkfgj fd;k x;k gS fd os cPps dh dq'kyrk lqfuf'pr djus ds ckn gh rykd nsxhA ¼6½ E;wpqvy MkbZokslZ gksus ls igys MkseksfLVd okWysUl dk dsl tks fd vfurk xqIrk us dj j[kk gS og Hkh foMªks djsxh vkSj tgka rd QSeyh dksVZ ds dsl dk laca/k gS] nksuksa ikVhZ E;wpqvy MkbZokslZ ds fy, rS;kj gS rFkk ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; ds vkns'k ds i'pkr og Lor% gh lekIr gks tk,xkA vÁkFkhZ;k }kjk ekuuh; U;k;ky; ds le{k fyf[kr ÁkFkZuk i= is'k dj csVs vusdkar tSu dh vfHkj{kk Lo;a ds ikl j[ks tkus dk fuosnu fd;k gSA ekuuh; U;k;ky; us i{kdkjksa dks iqu% e/;LFkrk dsUæ esa mifLFkr gksus ds funsZ'k fn;s gSaA i{kdkjksa ds e/; okrkZ djkbZA nksuksa i{kdkjksa us fuEu fcUnqvksa ij lgefr tkfgj dh gSA 1- ÁkFkh ,oa vÁkFkhZ;k nksuksa vkilh lgefr ls fookg&foPNsn djus dks lger gSA i{kdkjksa dh lgefr ls ekuuh; U;k;ky; ds le{k yfEcr MhŒchŒ flfoy felysfu;l vihy la[;k 6737@2016 esa nksuksa i{k lgefr ds vk/kkj ij vihy dks Lohdkj djokdj fookg&foPNsn dh fMØh ÁkIr djsaxsA 2- ÁkFkhZ ,oa vÁkFkhZ;k nksuksa i{k vkil ds leLr Ádj.k tks mijksDr n'kkZ;s x;s gS o vU; dksbZ Hkh yfEcr gSA vkilh lgefr ls fcuk [kpkZ eqdnek ÁkIr fd;s okil ysaxsA 3- vusdkar tSu vk;q 10 o"kZ dh vfHkj{kk thouHkj vÁkFkhZ;k ekrk Jherh vfurk xqIrk ds ikl jgsxhA ÁkFkhZ ,oa muds ifjtu Hkfo"; esa vusdkar tSu dh vfHkj{kk ÁkIr djus ,oa mlds thou esa mlls feyus ,oa fdlh Ádkj ls mls ÁHkkfor ugha djsaxsA 4- ÁkFkhZ oSHko xqIrk viuh iRuh vÁkFkhZ;k Jh vfurk xqIrk dks vkt rd dh cdk;k Hkj.k&iks"k.k jkf'k lfgr ,d eq'r LFkk;h Hkj.k&iks"k.k jkf'k ftlesa ,d eq'r ijekusUV ,yheuh jkf'k 'kkfey gS] :i;s 9]00]000@& v{kjs ukS yk[k :i;s vnk djsxkA blds vykok ÁkFkhZ vius iq= vusdkar tSu vk;q 10 o"kZ Hkh ,d eq'r Hkj.k&iks"k.k jkf'k gsrq :i;s 9]00]000@& v{kjs ukS yk[k :i;s vnk djsxkA ftlesa vkt rd dh cdk;k Hkj.k&iks"k.k jkf'k 'kkfey gSA ÁkFkhZ dqy 18 yk[k :i;s dh MhŒMhŒ vÁkFkhZ;k dks lqiqnZ djsxkA vÁkFkhZ;k Jherh vfurk xqIrk ,oa iq= vusdkar tSu mDr jkf'k dqy 18 yk[k :i;s ÁkFkhZ oSHko xqIrk ls ÁkIr djus ds i'pkr Hkfo"; esa fdlh Ádkj dh dksbZ Hkj.k&iks"k.k jkf'k ngst dk lkeku o vkHkw"k.k okLrs dksbZ Dyse vFkok ekax ugha dj ldsaxsA vÁkFkhZ;k vfurk xqIrk ,oa vusdkar tSu Hkfo"; esa oSHko xqIrk ,oa mlds ifjokj dh py ,oa vpy lEifr esa Hkh fdlh Ádkj dk dksbZ Dyse ugha djsaxsA 5- nksuksa i{k mijksDr lHkh Ádj.k jkthukesa ds vk/kkj ij vfUre :i ls fuLrkfjr djok ysaxsA lHkh Ádj.k fuLrkfjr gksus ds i'pkr Hkfo"; esa nksuksa i{k ,d nwljs ds fo:) fdlh Ádkj dk eSysf'k;l ÁksfLD;w'ku dk dksbZ okn ÁLrqr ugha djsaxsA 6- ÁkFkhZ mDr jkf'k 18 yk[k :i;s dk MhŒMhŒ fnukad 15-05-2019 rd ekuuh; fMIVh jftLVªkj T;wfMfl;y] jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky;] t;iqj ds le{k tek djok,xkA mlds i'pkr fnukad 16-05-2019 rd vÁkFkhZ;k v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ds le{k mDr lHkh yafcr Ádj.kksa dks jkthukesa ds vk/kkj ij foMªks djsxhA Ádj.k fnukad 17-05-2019 dks ekuuh; jktLFkku mPp U;k;ky; t;iqj ihB ds le{k lwphc) fd;k tk ldsxkA ÁkFkhZ;k ekuuh; U;k;ky; ls MhŒMhŒ ÁkIr dj ldsxhA bl Ádkj mDr lHkh 'krksZ ij nksuksa i{kksa us viuh lgefr tkfgj dh gS rFkk vkilh lgefr ls cPps Hkh vfHkj{kk] ,d eq'r Hkj.k&iks"k.k jkf'k ,oa ijekusUV ,yheuh jkf'k rFkk fookg&foPNsn fd;k tkuk i{kdkjksa us Lohdkj fd;k gSA bl Ádkj nksuksa i{kksa ds e/; djkbZ x;h e/;LFkrk okrkZ lQy jgh gSA----------** 4. Pursuant to the aforesaid settlement, the appellant-husband agreed to pay to respondent-wife a sum of Rs. 9,00,000/- as lump sum money towards permanent alimony and further a sum of Rs. 9,00,000/- for maintenance of their son Arnav aged 10 years. The parties also agreed that the custody of the aforesaid child Arnav shall be with the respondent-wife. The respondent-wife admitted to have received the Demand Draft No.606560 dated 14.05.2019 of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, amounting to Rs. 18,00,000/- (Rupees eighteen lakh only) in her favour payable at Jaipur, today in the Court itself. 5. Both the parties submitted that even a petition under Section 13(1) of the Act, on joint request of the parties, can be converted into one under Section 13-B of the Act for grant of decree of divorce by mutual consent. In support of this submission, learned counsel relied on the judgments of the Supreme Court in Veena vs. State Govt. of NCT, Delhi & Anr., (2011) 14 SCC 614 , Devinder Singh Narula vs. Meenakshi Nangia, (2012) 8 SCC 580 and Amardeep Singh vs. Harveen Kaur, (2017) 8 SCC 746 . 6. In Amardeep Singh, supra, the Supreme Court laid down that since the cooling off period mentioned in Section 13- B(2) is not mandatory but directory, it will be open to the court to exercise its discretion in the facts and circumstances of each case where there is no possibility of parties resuming cohabitation and there are chances of alternative rehabilitation. 7. In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, we are persuaded to allow the appeal. The appeal is accordingly allowed. The judgment and decree dated 30.09.2016 of the Family Court No.1, Jaipur in application being Miscellaneous Civil Case No. 69/2012, is set side. The marriage between appellant-husband and respondent-wife is therefore dissolved by mutual consent with immediate effect in terms of the compromise quoted above. Decree of divorce be prepared accordingly.