ORDER : 1. Leave granted. 2. The appellant has approached this Court being aggrieved by the order dated 30th March 2022, passed by the learned Single judge of the High Court at Calcutta (hereinafter referred to as "Revisional Court"), vide which the learned Revisional Court has allowed the revision filed by respondent No.2 herein. 3. Vide the said order, the learned Revisional Court had awarded the maintenance of Rs.7,500/- per month to the wife as well as Rs.7,500/- per month to the minor child. 4. Taking into consideration that the parties have been residing separately since 2012 and there is no possibility of reconciliation between them, this Court had asked the appellant as to how much amount he is willing to pay to settle the matter with respondent No.2. 5. It is informed that the appellant has received an amount of Rs.18,00,000/- towards his retirement benefits. Out of this, he has offered to pay Rs.15,00,000/- towards a one-time settlement for the future maintenance of his wife and minor child. 6. Learned counsel for the respondent No.2-wife is agreeable to the same. The learned counsel for respondent No.2-wife also states that he has received instructions from respondent No.2-wife that there is certain stridhan which is lying with the appellant. However, this is the first instance when such a prayer has been made before this Court. Though the matter has been heard and argued on several occasions, no such grievance qua stridhan was made on any previous occasion. 7. It is clear that since the parties have been residing separately from 2012, there is no possibility of reconciliation and the marriage is irretrievably broken, we find that this is a fit case in which this Court should invoke its jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution of India and give an end to the relationship between the parties so that they can live their life independently. 8. We are informed that the amount of Rs.15,00,000/-has already been deposited by the appellant in the registry of this Court. Out of the amount of Rs.15,00,000/- deposited in this Court, respondent No. 2 shall be permitted to withdraw Rs.10,00,000/-towards one-time-settlement. Regarding the remaining amount of Rs.5,00,000/-, respondent No.2-wife is authorized to withdraw the same, which is to be invested in an interest-bearing deposit at a Nationalized Bank for the benefit of the minor child. 9.
Out of the amount of Rs.15,00,000/- deposited in this Court, respondent No. 2 shall be permitted to withdraw Rs.10,00,000/-towards one-time-settlement. Regarding the remaining amount of Rs.5,00,000/-, respondent No.2-wife is authorized to withdraw the same, which is to be invested in an interest-bearing deposit at a Nationalized Bank for the benefit of the minor child. 9. Respondent No.2-Wife shall provide details of the said investment to the Registry of this Court. 10. With the aforesaid observations, the marriage between appellant-husband and respondent No.2-Wife is dissolved. 11. The Registry is directed to draw a decree for divorce accordingly. 12. In the above terms, I.A. No. 294027 of 2024 and the appeal are disposed of. 13. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.