Debasis Sahoo v. Lopamudra Parida

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.34390 of 2021 Debasis Sahoo ....

Petitioner(s) Mr. B.S. Mishra, Advocate -versusLopamudra Parida ....

Opposite Party(s)

CORAM:

JUSTICE BISWANATH RATH

ORDER

27.01.2022 Order No.

01.

1.

This matter is taken up by video conferencing mode. 2.

Considering that the proceeding U/s.13 of the Hindu Marriage Act is pending since 2019 and further recording the statement made by the learned counsel for Petitioner that even though the respondents in the lower court proceeding have already appeared, there is no completion of pleadings, this Court in disposal of the writ petition directs the learned Judge, Family Court, Bhubaneswar to first permit the wife to file her version within a period of one month from the date of communication of an authenticated copy of this order by the Petitioner and thereafter dispose of the C.P. No.276 of 2019 within a period of nine months thereafter.

3.

Since this matter is disposed of at the admission stage, let an authenticated copy of this order be also communicated to the wife. 4.

As restrictions due to resurgence of COVID-19 situation are continuing, learned counsel for the parties may utilize a printout of the

// 2 // order available in the High Court's website, at par with certified copy, subject to attestation by the concerned advocate, in the manner prescribed vide Court's Notice No.4587, dated 25th March, 2020 as modified by Court's Notice No.4798, dated 15th April, 2021 and Court's Office order circulated vide memo Nos.514 & 515 dated 7th January, 2022.

(Biswanath Rath) Judge Ayaskanta Jena