Pl.Vidhya v. N.Ragupathy

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18-12-2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL A No. 6371 of 2025 in O.P.No.141 of 2025 PL.Vidhya ..Applicant(s) Vs N.Ragupathy ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Application filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of O.S.Rules and 4(1) of Madras High Court Video Conferencing in Court Rules, 2020 to permit petitioner herein to appear before this Court through Video Conference to conduct her case and give evidence before this Court in O.P.No.141 of 2025. For Applicant(s):

Mr.T.Surendran For Respondent(s):

No Appearance

ORDER

This application is filed by the applicant / petitioner to permit her to give evidence through video conference.

2. According to the applicant, she is the petitioner in the main Original Petition and the said Original Petition has been filed for grant of custody of the children and now the case is posted for examination of witness. Since applicant is residing in France and also employed in France and both the children of the applicant are studying at France, the applicant is unable to __________Page 1 of 3

come to India to give evidence and therefore, filed the present application to permit her to give evidence through video conference.

3. There is no representation for the respondent and no counter affidavit has been filed by the respondent resisting the application.

4. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and perused the documents placed on record.

5. Considering the reasons stated by the applicant in the affidavit filed in support of the application and the facts and circumstances of the case, this application is allowed.

Accordingly, post the matter before the learned Master for recording evidence through video conference on 12.01.2026. 18-12-2025 ssd __________Page 2 of 3

P.DHANABAL, J.

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