Shitiz Ruhail v. Pallavi Singh

$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + FAO 148/2020 SHITIZ RUHAIL ..... Appellant Through:

Mr. Jai A. Dehadrai and Mr. Sidharth Arora, Advocates.

versus PALLAVI SINGH ..... Respondent Through:

Ms.

Saahila Lamba, Mrs.

Manpreet Sachdeva and Mr.

Manik Sachdeva, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI

O R D E R

% 11.08.2020 The hearing was conducted through video conferencing. CM APPL. 18551/2020 & CM APPL. 18553/2020 (Exemption)

1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The applications stand disposed-off.

CM APPL. 18554/2020 & CM APPL. 18552/2020 (Exemption from filing attested affidavit and court fee)

3. Exemption allowed, subject to the condition that the appellant will file the duly sworn/attested affidavit and the requisite court fee within 72 hours from the date of resumption of the regular functioning of this Court.

4. The applications stand disposed-off.

FAO 148/2020

5. The learned counsel for the respondent states, upon instructions, that

the posts and/or stories as mentioned in the petition shall immediately be taken down from the internet during the course of the day. She also undertakes that she will not post anything prejudicial to the goodwill of the appellant, as has been noted in the previous order, which reads, inter alia, as under:

" ...

2. The learned counsel for the parties state that based on an amicable settlement, the marriage between the appellant and the respondent has been dissolved by mutual consent. In other words, there can never be any cause for either party to accuse the other of any wrong doing or to vilify the other for anything that happened during their matrimony. Keeping in mind the same spirit of no-fault divorce, they would like to similarly resolve the present issue as well. Therefore, the parties will remove from Twitter and Instagram all such posts or stories which allude prejudicially or negatively to each other. Let this be done in the course of the day.

3. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has not posted anything on the internet which could even remotely be construed as alluding to the respondent or causing her any prejudice, let alone vilify her. ..."

6. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that should the respondent be aggrieved by any message or post uploaded by the appellant on the internet, he would willingly remove it, the moment it is indicated to him.

7. The learned counsel for the parties‟ state, upon instructions, that the parties undertake not to post anything on the internet, which even remotely alludes adversely to each other. Their undertaking is accepted.

8. The petition is not pressed any further. It is disposed-off in the above

terms.

9. In view of the above, the suit will not be pursued by the parties.

10. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. Copy of the order be also forwarded to the counsels through e-mail. NAJMI WAZIRI, J AUGUST 11, 2020 RW