MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. 3576 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3576 of 2026 Gaurav Gupta .....Petitioner(s) Versus Smt. Ritika Gupta .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bed Kant Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Court No. - 5 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Bed Kant Mishra, learned counsel for the plaintiff-petitioner. 2. In view of the order, which is being proposed to be passed today, notices are not being issued to the defendant-respondent. 3. The case of the defendant-petitioner is that the defendant-petitioner's marriage stood solemnized with the respondent on 10.12.2018 and with their wedlock a baby was also born on 14.08.2020. However, since 21.08.2020, they are living separately owing to matrimonial discord. A petition under Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act, came to be instituted before the Court of Principal Judge, Family Court, Kanpur being Case No.3220 of 2025 and the matter was referred to mediation on 21.01.2026 but the settlement could not be arrived at. Thereafter, application came to be preferred for waving off the cooling period, however, the same was rejected by the court below on 19.01.2026. 4. Learned counsel for the plaintiff-petitio