was your divorce petition dismissed?

reasons for dismissal ?

file appeal against said order 

First of all, if wife doesn't want to live with her husband for genuine reason, no law can force her to live with her husband. 

Second you can take the following steps:

1. File a case under DV Act if you have evidence which proves that you are a victim of domestic abuse or violence. 

2. File an appeal before the Honourable High Court against the Order of Family Court if you have a valid reason that your case was not properly considered as per evidence. 

if husband did not appear then you would have got exparte divorce decree 

Why case was closed? For divorce consent or permission of husband is not required. As such court can not close the matter after proceeding husband exparte. If divorce was exparte due to non appearance of husband then it is a valid divorce and you are already out of marriage. If divorce was not allowed by court then you can again file new divorce case on the ground of cruelty and desertion. Consult a competent lawyer with detail. 

You can file contested divorcé against your spouse 

- As per Delhi High Court, no person can force a female or his wife to cohabit and establish conjugal rights, if the wife refuses to cohabit, and she cannot be forced by a decree in a suit to establish conjugal rights.

- Further, as per law , if a divorce petition is filed in the family court , and the opposite party failed to appear on the date of hearing after receiving the summon/notice of the court , then the court may pass ex-parte decree after admitting the petition of the petitioner 

- Since, the court has already passed ex-parte decree of divorce in your favor , then the divorce has already taken place legally , and he has maximum 90 days time to challenge the decree. 

Have you filed an appeal against the said order? 

How can case be classed by the court if not contested. It had to be ex parte in your favor. You should have file the appeal against the order. 

Dear Client,

The case was closed because obtaining divorce consent or permission from the husband is not a requirement. In such situations, the court can proceed with the divorce even if the husband is absent or unresponsive (exparte). If the divorce was granted exparte due to the husband's non-appearance, it is considered a valid divorce, and you are no longer legally bound in the marriage.

However, if the court did not allow the divorce, you have the option to file a new divorce case based on grounds such as cruelty and desertion. This allows you to pursue the divorce process again and seek legal termination of the marriage.

If you had filed the divorce case whether it was decided in your favor or in his favor?

What is the status of the divorce case as on the date of disposal.

If you do not want to live with him in the marital relationship or together in the same house, he cannot force you to do so, you can always refuse and decide to stay away from him.

If it was an exparte divorce then your marriage has been dissolved by a decree of divorce moreover since your husband did not take any steps to set it aside and also did not bother to prefer an appeal agaisnt this decision, you are literally free from the marriage bond because you are a divorcee now and no more his wife from the date of pronouncement of the exparte divorce which remains unchallenged till date.

You may consult a lawyer with the details and get more proper opinion about it.

You need to reopen the closed divorce proceedings. One will need to see the disposal order of the family court as to what pretext the case was dismissed, to advise you for further action in this regard.