<p class="title">A couple who had gone separate ways after deciding that they were not a ‘perfect couple’ have been reunited owing to the efforts of the District Legal Service Authority (DLSA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Narayan (48) and Sarala (both names changed) were residents of Marakada. While Narayan who had done B Pharma ran a pharmacy shop, Sarala, a BAMS graduate, managed a clinic by the side of her husband’s shop.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Owing to issues that cropped up in their family, the couple got separated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sarala, staying with her children in Siddapura in Udupi, wrote to DLSA Principal District and Sessions Judge Muralidhara Pai B in October 2021 claiming maintenance under the Hindu Marriage act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Senior civil judge and DLSA member secretary Pruthviraj Vernekar invited the estranged husband and wife for talks at his office in the district court building.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After four rounds of talks, the member secretary’s efforts paid off and the couple agreed to enjoy their differences, in order to make their marriage great and ensure a better future for their children.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The couple finally reunited on their wedding anniversary, January 4.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The elated couple is now advising couples keen on ending their marriage to seek counselling from DLSA.</p>
<p class="title">A couple who had gone separate ways after deciding that they were not a ‘perfect couple’ have been reunited owing to the efforts of the District Legal Service Authority (DLSA).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Narayan (48) and Sarala (both names changed) were residents of Marakada. While Narayan who had done B Pharma ran a pharmacy shop, Sarala, a BAMS graduate, managed a clinic by the side of her husband’s shop.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Owing to issues that cropped up in their family, the couple got separated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sarala, staying with her children in Siddapura in Udupi, wrote to DLSA Principal District and Sessions Judge Muralidhara Pai B in October 2021 claiming maintenance under the Hindu Marriage act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Senior civil judge and DLSA member secretary Pruthviraj Vernekar invited the estranged husband and wife for talks at his office in the district court building.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After four rounds of talks, the member secretary’s efforts paid off and the couple agreed to enjoy their differences, in order to make their marriage great and ensure a better future for their children.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The couple finally reunited on their wedding anniversary, January 4.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The elated couple is now advising couples keen on ending their marriage to seek counselling from DLSA.</p>
